Phys. Rev. B 83, 174514 (2011) [6 pages]Vortex dynamics and irreversibility line in optimally doped SmFeAsO0.8F0.2 from ac susceptibility and magnetization measurementsAbstractReceived 1 February 2011; revised 24 March 2011; published 17 May 2011 Ac susceptibility and static magnetization measurements were performed in the optimally doped SmFeAsO0.8F0.2 superconductor. The field-temperature phase diagram of the superconducting state was drawn, and, in particular, the features of the flux lines were derived. The dependence of the intragrain depinning energy on the magnetic field intensity was derived in the thermally activated flux-creep framework, enlightening a typical 1/H dependence in the high-field regime. The intragrain critical current density was extrapolated in the zero-temperature and zero-magnetic-field limit, showing a remarkably high value Jc0(0)~2×107 A/cm2, which demonstrates that this material is rather interesting for potential future technological applications. ©2011 American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174514
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174514
PACS:
74.25.Uv, 74.25.Wx, 74.70.Xa
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