Dendritic flux instability in MgB2 films above liquid hydrogen temperature

E. Baruch-El; M. Baziljevich; T. H. Johansen; J. Albrecht; A. Shaulov; Y. Yeshurun

doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/aa9f41

Dendritic flux instability in MgB₂ films above liquid hydrogen temperature

E. Baruch-El, M. Baziljevich, T. H. Johansen, J. Albrecht, A. Shaulov, Y. Yeshurun

Bar-Ilan University

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Abstract

Magnetic flux instability limits potential applications of superconductors such as MgB₂ in practical devices. Previous studies in MgB₂ films exposed to magnetic fields revealed the occurrence of dendritic flux avalanches at temperatures below T ∼ 10 K. In the present work it is shown that films of MgB₂ exposed to a fast-ramped magnetic field display a dendritic flux instability at elevated temperatures, up to 23 K. Such instability can therefore cause malfunctioning of practical devices based on MgB₂ films even when operating at liquid hydrogen temperature.

Original language	English
Article number	025005
Journal	Superconductor Science and Technology
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/aa9f41
State	Published - Feb 2018

Keywords

MgB
dendritic flux instability
liquid hydrogen
magneto-optical imaging
superconductivity

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Condensed Matter Physics
Ceramics and Composites
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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