Effective Magnetic Field Dependence of the Flux Pinning Energy in FeSe0.5Te0.5 Superconductor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Angular Dependence of Flux Pinning Energy
4. Microstructure Analysis of Material Defects
5. Correlation between Nanoscale Defects and Pinning Energy
6. Magnetic Field Dependence of Flux Pinning Energy
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Khan, M.R.; Leo, A.; Nigro, A.; Galluzzi, A.; Polichetti, M.; Braccini, V.; Cialone, M.; Scuderi, M.; Grimaldi, G. Effective Magnetic Field Dependence of the Flux Pinning Energy in FeSe0.5Te0.5 Superconductor. Materials 2021, 14, 5289. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185289
Khan MR, Leo A, Nigro A, Galluzzi A, Polichetti M, Braccini V, Cialone M, Scuderi M, Grimaldi G. Effective Magnetic Field Dependence of the Flux Pinning Energy in FeSe0.5Te0.5 Superconductor. Materials. 2021; 14(18):5289. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185289
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Masood Rauf, Antonio Leo, Angela Nigro, Armando Galluzzi, Massimiliano Polichetti, Valeria Braccini, Matteo Cialone, Mario Scuderi, and Gaia Grimaldi. 2021. "Effective Magnetic Field Dependence of the Flux Pinning Energy in FeSe0.5Te0.5 Superconductor" Materials 14, no. 18: 5289. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185289