Abstract
We report magnetization studies on MgB2 superconducting thin films in a temperature range 4.2–40 K and magnetic field range 0–6 T. Thin films prepared by both pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and electron beam evaporation (EBE) methods were investigated. In addition, both films were studied before and after heavy ion irradiation by 200 MeV Ag ions with a dose of 1011 ions cm−2. Variation of sweep rates during the measurement of the magnetization loop reveals the presence of flux creep in both films. The PLD film, after irradiation, shows a severe degradation of Tc, critical current densities (Jc) in low fields and irreversibility line (B*(T)). In contrast, the EBE film shows a slight enhancement in Tc, and nearly no change in Jc(B) and the position of irreversibility line after irradiation. For both pristine films, the obtained volume pinning forces Fp versus reduced field b = B/B* shows a good scaling for T ≤ 10 K, which matches well with the theoretical curve based on the flux line shear (FLS) pinning model. These and other results can be interpreted in terms of grain boundaries in MgB2 films acting as FLS channels.
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