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Unusual Change in Columnar Defect Morphology in YBCO upon Annealing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Y. Yan ,
M. A. Kirk ,
A. Petrean  and
L. Paulius
Y. Yan
Affiliation:
Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
M. A. Kirk
Affiliation:
Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
A. Petrean
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
L. Paulius
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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Abstract

We show evidence from transmission electron microscopy of an unusual change in columnar defect morphology in YBCO upon annealing to 600°C. The disappearance of the nanotwinned, but not the larger scaled thermal twinned, structure is found. A removal of the large fluctuations in the diameter of the amorphous column, preserving a narrow continuous column, is surprisingly discovered. Correlations with magnetization measurements demonstrate the greater efficiency of vortex pinning at 77 K by the annealed defect structure.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 650: Symposium R – Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials-2000 , 2000 , R9.9/O14.9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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