Magnetostriction in PrBa2Cu3O7-δ single crystal
Zvezdin A. K. , Kadomtseva A. M. , Kovalev A. A., Kuz'min M. D., Leonyuk L. , Leonyuk N. I. , Markosyan A. S., Milov V. N.
The anisotropic magnetostriction of a PrBa2Cu307 _ δ single crystal has been studied for the first time. Anomalies have been found in this magnetostriction in the case Hie. The results are used to discuss the mechanism for the suppression of superconductivity in this compound.