Open AccessThe current vs. voltage dependences of YBa2Cu3O7-x superconducting microbridges containing laser–written (LW) -shaped channel for easy vortex motion have been investigated in a narrow range of temperatures ranging from 87.3 to 88.6 K that are still below the critical temperature Tc of the material. In the range of the before mentioned temperatures the current-self magnetic field produced, Abrikosov magnetic vortices/anti-vortices appear in the partially deoxygenated (x ~ 0.2) channel and move coherently identifying itself as Josephson–like voltage “steps” in nonlinear current–voltage dependences. Bias current creates Lorentz force FL, pushing vortices along the LW-channel from its edges towards the centre. As follows from current-voltage dependences, vortices start moving at I = Ic. This current satisfies condition FL >> Fp (where Fp – is pinning force in the film). Our results confirm that oxygen vacancies in the channel area decrease the pinning force of screw-dislocations and make the channel of uniform pinning. Then, even at I = Ic, Abrikosov magnetic vortices create a spontaneous channel in the deoxygenated channel of the superconducting microbridge and start moving coherently.
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