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Time-resolved magneto-optical imaging of Y1Ba2Cu3O7−δ thin films in high-frequency AC current regime

A Lucarelli1, G Lüpke1, T J Haugan2, G A Levin2 and P N Barnes2

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We present a time-resolved magneto-optical (MO) imaging study of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) in a high-frequency alternating current (AC) regime. The evolution of the magnetic flux density distribution in YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) thin film samples is studied as a function of the phase of the applied AC current. A quantitative analysis of the data shows that the maxima of the AC current density is shifted from the edges further inside the sample, which may be caused by the higher self-induced field in that region. This technique can be used to study magnetic flux evolution in HTS films and coated conductors in the high-frequency current regime.


PACS

74.72.Bk Y-based cuprates

74.25.Ha Magnetic properties

74.78.Bz High-Tc films

74.25.Fy Transport properties (electric and thermal conductivity, thermoelectric effects, etc.)

74.25.Gz Optical properties

74.25.Sv Critical currents

Subjects

Superconductivity

Dates

Issue 6 (June 2006)

Received 13 February 2006, in final form 28 March 2006

Published 9 May 2006



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