Dinamica de Vortices Josephson em monocristais supercondutores de Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 e ferromagnetismo em compostos supercondutores de Nb-Pt

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2001

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We have studied the dynamics of Josephson vortices ( JV) and Abrikosov pancake vortices (PV) in Bi2Sr2CaCu208 Bi(2212) superconducting single crysta1s and a1so the possibility of ferromagnetism in A -15 : Nb -Pt superconducting compounds. The anomalous depinning of Josephson interlayer vortices in Bi2Sr2CaCu208 high -Tc superconductors occurring at nearly field-independent temperature Tx =20 -40 K has been studied by means of ac susceptibility measurements with magnetic field applied parallel to CUO2 planes. From the frequency dependence Tx ( v) we define the flux creep activation energy for Josephson vortices UJv(H) which increases with field and shows well-defined plateaus. In contrast, the activation energy of in-plane pancake vortices Upv(H) decreases with field, i.e., demostrates a qualitatively different behaviour. We have analised these results and we suggested a ocurrence of vortex structure tranformations induced by the applied magnetic field. A possible existence of ferromagnetism in A -15 : Nb -Pt superconducting compounds was studied by means of magnetization, susceptibility and transport measurements. Surprisingly, the magnetization M(H) showed a ferromagnetic behaviour. After annea1ing at 900°C /10 days (10-5Torr) wich orders the Nb atoms in three mutually perpendicular chains into the A -15 structure, M(H) diminished approximately by a factor of 10. We believe that this ferromagnetic behavior is associated to atomic disorder and we suggest an itinerant electron mecanism as the possible origin of this ferromagnetism

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vortices supercondutividade ferromagnetismo josephson

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