Non--Ginsburg-Landau Critical Current Behavior in MgCNi3
| dc.creator | Young, D. P. | |
| dc.creator | Moldovan, M. | |
| dc.creator | Adams, P. W. | |
| dc.date | 2003-12-26 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:55:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:55:37Z | |
| dc.description | We present transport critical current measurements on microfibers consisting of a 80-nm thick layer of polycrystalline MgCNi3 synthesized directly onto 7-micron diameter carbon fibers. Near the transition temperature, Tc, the critical current density, Jc, is well described by the power law form [1-(T/T_c)^2)]^2, with no crossover to the Ginsburg-Landau exponent 1.5. We extrapolate Jc(0) ~ 4 x 10^7 A/cm^2, which is an order of magnitude greater than estimates obtained from magnetization measurements of polycrystalline powders. The field dependence is purely exponential Jc(T,H) = Jc(T) exp(-H/Ho) over the entire field range of 0 to 9 T. The unconventional scaling behavior of the critical current appears rooted in an anomalous temperature dependence of the London penetration depth, suggesting an unusual superconducting ground state in MgCNi3. | |
| dc.description | 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0312651 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0312651 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23005 | |
| dc.subject | Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | Non--Ginsburg-Landau Critical Current Behavior in MgCNi3 | |
| dc.type | text |