<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The temperature dependence of ac susceptibility of YBCO bulk samples was measured as a function of ac field amplitude and frequency. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the ac susceptibility near the transition temperature (T
                        c) has been done employing the simplified Kim model. We have obtained an empirical function for the penetration field H
                        p = H
                        α(1−t)β, t = T=T
                        c. Best fitting to data was obtained with parameters H
                        α ≈ 6:2 × 103 A/m and β ≈ 1.50. The experimental value agrees well with the model calculations. In addition, as the frequency increases, the peak temperature (T
                        p) shifts to higher temperature. This effect can be interpreted in terms of flux creep. The field dependence of activation energy obtained from the Arrhenius plots for the frequency (f) and (T
                        p) can be described as U ∝ (H
                        ac)−β′ with β′ ≈ 0:38 for YBCO.</p></abstract>

The temperature dependence of ac susceptibility of YBCO bulk samples was measured as a function of ac field amplitude and frequency. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the ac susceptibility near the transition temperature (T
                        c) has been done employing the simplified Kim model. We have obtained an empirical function for the penetration field H
                        p = H
                        α(1−t)β, t = T=T
                        c. Best fitting to data was obtained with parameters H
                        α ≈ 6:2 × 103 A/m and β ≈ 1.50. The experimental value agrees well with the model calculations. In addition, as the frequency increases, the peak temperature (T
                        p) shifts to higher temperature. This effect can be interpreted in terms of flux creep. The field dependence of activation energy obtained from the Arrhenius plots for the frequency (f) and (T
                        p) can be described as U ∝ (H
                        ac)−β′ with β′ ≈ 0:38 for YBCO.

AC susceptibility study of YBCO

A.K. Education Faculty, Department of Physics, Konya University, 42090, Meram/Konya, Turkey

Faculty of Sciences and Art, Department of Physics, Gaziosmanpaşa University, 60240, Taşlçiftlik/Tokat, Turkey

Materials Science-Poland

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The temperature dependence of ac susceptibility of YBCO bulk samples was measured as a function of ac field amplitude and frequency. Analysis of the...

AC susceptibility study of YBCO

Published Online: Feb 29, 2012

Page range: 209 - 215

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-011-0033-5

Keywords
YBCO, ac susceptibility, simplified Kim model, activation energy

© 2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

AC susceptibility study of YBCO

Published Online: Feb 29, 2012

Page range: 209 - 215

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-011-0033-5

KeywordsYBCO, ac susceptibility, simplified Kim model, activation energy

© 2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
YBCO, ac susceptibility, simplified Kim model, activation energy