Bhoi, D and Mandal, P and Choudhury, Pranab and Dash, S and Banerjee, A (2011) The magnetization of PrFeAsO(0.60)F(0.12) superconductor. Physica C-Superconductivity and its Applications, 471 (7-8). pp. 258-264. ISSN 0921-4534

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Abstract

The magnetization of the PrFeAsO(0.60)F(0.12) polycrystalline sample has been measured as functions of temperature and magnetic field (H). The observed total magnetization is the sum of a superconducting irreversible magnetization and a paramagnetic magnetization. Analysis of dc susceptibility chi(T) in the normal state shows that the paramagnetic component of magnetization comes from the Pr(3+) magnetic moments. The intragrain critical current density (J(L)) derived from the magnetization data is large. The J(L)(H) curve displays a second peak which shifts towards the high-field region with decreasing temperature. In the low-field region, a plateau up to a field H(+) followed by a power law H(-5/8) behavior of J(L)(H) is the characteristic of the strong pinning. A vortex phase diagram for the present superconductor has been obtained from the magnetization and resistivity data. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Electronics
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2012 11:33
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2016 05:47
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/75

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