Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-12-02
Phys. Rev. B 73, 134518 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
22 pages, 12 figures. In press on Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.73.134518
We studied the influence of the disorder introduced in polycrystalline MgB2 samples by neutron irradiation. To circumvent self shielding effects due to the strong interaction between thermal neutrons and 10B we employed isotopically enriched 11B which contains 40 times less 10B than natural B. The comparison of electrical and structural properties of different series of samples irradiated in different neutron sources, also using Cd shields, allowed us to conclude that, despite the low 10B content, the main damage mechanisms are caused by thermal neutrons, whereas fast neutrons play a minor role. Irradiation leads to an improvement in both upper critical field and critical current density for an exposure level in the range 1-2x1018 cm-2. With increasing fluence the superconducting properties are depressed. An in-depth analysis of the critical field and current density behaviour has been carried out to identify what scattering and pinning mechanisms come into play. Finally the correlation between some characteristic lengths and the transition widths is analysed.
Aebersold H. U.
Braccini Valeria
Celentano G.
Ferdeghini Carlo
Ferrando V.
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