MAGNETIC FIELD ORIENTATION DEPENDENCE OF THE MICROWAVE RESPONSE IN YBa2Cu3O7-δ

We present microwave resistivity measurements at 21 GHz in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ thin film as a function of the temperature and the magnetic field. Measurements are taken in various relative orientations of the microwave current, dc magnetic field and c axis. Attention is focussed on measurements taken with the dc field parallel to the (a, b) planes. In moderate magnetic field, we show that the microwave magnetic response is made up of a vortex motion contribution, which can be described by conventional models, and a noticeable magnetic field induced increase of the quasiparticle density, which exhibits features typical of the existence of lines of nodes in the superconducting gap. We estimate the effective vortex viscosity for vortex motion across the (a, b) planes.

Flux-Flow and Fluctuations in the Microwave Resistivity of YBa2Cu3O7-δ

We present measurements of the microwave resistivity at 48 GHz in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ film, as a function of the temperature and the magnetic field. The magneto-dissipation from 60 K up to a few kelvins below Tc finds a quantitative description in terms of free flux flow. Approaching Tc, the data are not consistent with a dissipative mechanism based solely on flux dynamic. Fluxon viscosity is measured as a function of the temperature, and the in-plane coherence length is estimated. The analysis of the zero-field transition at 48 GHz in terms of anisotropic renormalized fluctuations yields identical estimate.