Size of x-ray coherent region and nonlinear microwave response of epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-x films

作者:Baryshev S V*; Pestov E E; Bobyl A V; Nozdrin Yu N; Kurin V V
来源:Physical Review B, 2007, 76(5): 054520.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.76.054520

摘要

YBa2Cu3O7-x epitaxial films have been studied by near-field nonlinear microwave and low-temperature scanning microscopies. A correlation between the half-widths of peaks in the temperature dependences of third-harmonic power, electron-beam-induced voltage, and the size of the x-ray coherent region (average grain size) was revealed. According to a two-phase model, the nonlinear microwave response is determined by intragrain vortex pinning at large grain sizes and by pinning at intergrain boundaries at small grain sizes. The results of model calculations suggest that a threefold increase in the average grain size can result in a 100-fold decrease in the nonlinear coefficient of YBa2Cu3O7-x films.

  • 出版日期2007-8