Comparison of free flux flow in two single crystals of V$_{3}$Si with slightly different pinning strengths

ORAL

Abstract

Results of recent measurements on two very clean, single-crystal samples of the A15 superconductor V$_{3}$Si are presented. Magnetization and transport data confirm the ``clean'' quality of both samples, as manifested by: (i) high residual resistivity ratio, (ii) low critical current densities, and (iii) a ``peak'' effect in the field dependence of critical current. The (H,T) phase line for this peak effect is shifted in the slightly ``dirtier'' sample, which also has higher critical current density J$_{c}$(H). High-current Lorentz forces are applied on mixed-state vortices in order to induce the highly ordered free flux flow (FFF) phase, using the same methods as in previous work. A traditional model by Bardeen and Stephen (BS) predicts a simple field dependence of flux flow resistivity $\rho _{f}$(H), presuming a field-independent flux core size. A model by Kogan and Zelezhina (KZ) takes core size into account, and predicts a deviation from BS. In this study, $\rho _{f}$(H) is confirmed to be consistent with predictions of KZ, as will be discussed.

Authors

  • Ozarfar Gafarov

    University of South Alabama

  • Albert A. Gapud

    University of South Alabama

  • Sunhee Moraes

    University of South Alabama

  • J.R. Thompson

    University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • D.K. Christen

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Arneil Reyes

    National High Magnetic Field Lab, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, NHMFL/FSU