Microwave Loss and Oxygen Annealing in Yba2cu3ox Single Crystals
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1990
Abstract
Reversible thermal annealing of YBa2Cu3Ox single crystals in air has been studied by microwave loss measurements. Among the advantages of this contactless technique are the following: Crystals are kept in sealed capillaries throughout cycles of annealing and low-temperature measurement; features are resolved in loss versus temperature measurements that are not revealed by other techniques. Microwave loss is interpreted in terms of the Gittleman-Rosenblum model of fluxon motion in a viscous medium. Narrow temperature ranges are found for the formation of the 60- and 90-K phases. Optimal microwave response is obtained after but a few hours of annealing, indicating the importance of c-axis diffusion.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.41.1837
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Glarum, Sivert H.; Schneemeyer, Lynn; and Waszczak, Joseph V., "Microwave Loss and Oxygen Annealing in Yba2cu3ox Single Crystals" (1990). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 263.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/chem-biochem-facpubs/263