Temperature Dependence of the NQR Frequency and Linewidth of the High-J c Superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 0 7 _ 5

Abstract

For YBa 2 Cu 3 0 7 _ a powder samples of different average grain sizes the temperature dependences of 63 Cu NQR frequencies and signal intensities are reported for the Cu (1) site in a temperature range of 4 300 K. Both quantities show a non-monotonic behaviour in the vicinity of the superconduction transition temperature T c . In the superconducting state the line shape of the NQR signal in zero-field depends on the strength of the dc magnetic field applied during the cooling-procedure. The resulting linewidth yields information about the internal trapped magnetic field.