Abstract
We report measurements of upper critical fields of single crystals, with x varying from 0 to 0.54. Values of were determined resistively. For various Pr concentrations, we find that shows a linear temperature dependence under a field up to 5 T both parallel and perpendicular to the c axis. The coherence length (0), (0), and zero-temperature upper critical field (0) for various Pr concentrations and field configurations are derived from these experimental results. A possible mechanism responsible for the observed composition dependence of the normalized upper-critical-field slope in the H∥c case is discussed.
- Received 15 October 1991
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.45.10609
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