Study of higher-order harmonics of complex ac susceptibility in $YB_2C_3O_{7-\delta}$ thin films by the mutual inductive method

Abstract

We have applied the mutual inductive method to study higher-order harmonics of complex ac susceptibility $\chi_n=\chi'_n-i\chi"_n$ for $$YB_2C_3O_{7-\delta}$ thin films as function of the temperature and the applied field. The experimental results were compared with analytical and numerical results obtained from the Ishida-Mazaki model and the solution of the integral equation for the current density, respectively. Both models allow us to reproduced the main experimental features, however, as $n$ increases the numerical model shows notable discrepancies. This failure can be attributed to the current-voltage characteristics. Also this investigation yields the activation energy $U_c$ and the critical current density $J_c$ for two samples both at T=0.