Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-07-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-2048/19/6/024
We have studied the evolution of superconducting and normal state properties of neutron irradiated Mg(B$_{.962}$C$_{.038}$)$_2$ wire segments as a function of post exposure annealing time and temperature. The initial fluence fully suppressed superconductivity and resulted in an anisotropic expansion of the unit cell. Superconductivity was restored by post-exposure annealing. The upper critical field, H$_{c2}$(T=0), approximately scales with T$_c$ starting with an undamaged T$_c$ near 37 K and H$_{c2}$(T=0) near 32 T. Up to an annealing temperature of 400 $^ o$C the recovery of T$_c$ tends to coincide with a decrease in the normal state resistivity and a systematic recovery of the lattice parameters. Above 400 $^ o$C a decrease in order along the c- direction coincides with an increase in resistivity, but no apparent change in the evolution of T$_c$ and H$_{c2}$. To first order, it appears that carbon doping and neutron damaging effect the superconducting properties of MgB$_2$ independently.
Bud'ko Sergey L.
Canfield Paul. C.
Farmer Jeff
Finnemore D. K.
Hannahs S. T.
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