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Electron Irradiation of YBa2Cu3O7 at low Temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

B. Stritzker
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperforschung and Arbeitsgruppe Schichten-und Ionentechnik, KFA Jülien, Postfach 19 13, D-5170 Jülich, FRG
W. Zander
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperforschung and Arbeitsgruppe Schichten-und Ionentechnik, KFA Jülien, Postfach 19 13, D-5170 Jülich, FRG
F. Dworschak
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperforschung and Arbeitsgruppe Schichten-und Ionentechnik, KFA Jülien, Postfach 19 13, D-5170 Jülich, FRG
U. Poppe
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperforschung and Arbeitsgruppe Schichten-und Ionentechnik, KFA Jülien, Postfach 19 13, D-5170 Jülich, FRG
K. Fischer
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperforschung and Arbeitsgruppe Schichten-und Ionentechnik, KFA Jülien, Postfach 19 13, D-5170 Jülich, FRG
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Abstract

Bulk samples of YBa2Cu3O7−x have been homogenously irradiated with 3 MeV electrons at temperatures below 20 K. Whereas the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, drops dramatically with increasing dose the width of the transition remains unchanged (Δ Tc ≤ 1.5 K). The normal state resistance at 100 K increases substantially during the electron irradiation. Several irreproducible experiments can be interpreted with a radiation induced, unstable increase of Tc.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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