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Critical fields of the superconducting fullereneRbCs2C60

Authors :
F. Bolzoni
V. Buntar
Harald W. Weber
M. Riccò
Luigi Cristofolini
Source :
Physical Review B. 52:4432-4437
Publication Year :
1995
Publisher :
American Physical Society (APS), 1995.

Abstract

The temperature dependence of the upper critical magnetic field ${\mathit{H}}_{\mathit{c}2}$ of the superconducting ${\mathrm{RbCs}}_{2}$${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$ fullerene has been obtained. The value of ${\mathit{H}}_{\mathit{c}2}$(0) at zero temperature is estimated to be 17 T and the coherence length \ensuremath{\xi}(0)=4.4 nm. The lower critical field ${\mathit{H}}_{\mathit{c}1}$ has been studied using three different methods. The ${\mathit{H}}_{\mathit{c}1}$(T) dependence obtained from the procedures based on the deviation from perfect diamagnetism and on Bean's critical-state model has a positive curvature with decreasing temperature. It is shown from a high-field analysis that this saturationless dependence does not reflect the intrinsic ${\mathit{H}}_{\mathit{c}1}$ of the superconductor. The value of ${\mathit{H}}_{\mathit{c}1}$(0) is estimated to be 5.5--8.1 mT and the penetration depth \ensuremath{\lambda}(0)=300--370 nm.

Details

ISSN :
10953795 and 01631829
Volume :
52
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical Review B
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........b7cfbeea4f6b88d8053975c9fba8e8fd
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.52.4432