Microwave properties of DyBCO monodomain in the mixed state and comparison with other RE-BCO systems

TL;DR

This study investigates the microwave surface resistance of DyBCO monodomains in the mixed state, revealing vortex dynamics and comparing their properties with other RE-BCO superconductors, highlighting the single-domain behavior and vortex viscosity.

Contribution

First detailed microwave analysis of DyBCO monodomains showing vortex motion effects and comparison with other RE-BCO systems, including nanostructured films.

Findings

Absence of weak links indicating single-domain behavior

Vortex motion dominates microwave dissipation

Vortex viscosity varies with temperature

Abstract

We report on microwave measurements on DyBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\rm\delta}$ monodomains grown by the top-seeded melt-textured technique. We measured the field increase of the surface resistance $R_{\rm s}(H)$ in the a-b plane at 48.3 GHz. Measurements were performed at fixed temperatures in the range 70 K - $T_{\rm c}$ with a static magnetic field $\mu_0H<0.8$ T parallel to the c-axis. Low field steep increase of the dissipation, typical signature of the presence of weak links, is absent, thus indicating the single-domain behaviour of the sample under study. The magnetic field dependence of $R_{\rm s}(H)$ is ascribed to the dissipation caused by vortex motion. The analysis of $X_{\rm s}(H)$ points to a free-flow regime, thus allowing to obtain the vortex viscosity as a function of temperature. We compare the results with those obtained on RE-BCO systems. In particular, we consider strongly pinned films of YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\rm\delta}$ with nanometric BaZrO$_3$ inclusions.