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Oscillatory melting temperature of the vortex smectic phase in layered superconductors

Oscillatory melting temperature of the vortex smectic phase in layered superconductors
Oscillatory melting temperature of the vortex smectic phase in layered superconductors
We report on transport measurements of YBa 2Cu 3O 7- delta single crystals with different oxygen contents in the geometry B, J||ab (JperpB). Our data show that the vortices become confined between the Cu-O planes below a well-defined temperature at which the effective size 2 xi of the vortex core is approximately equal to the period of the Cu-O layers. This confinement strongly increases the vortex liquid freezing temperature. A new melting line is found separating a vortex liquid and a smectic phase, which shows an oscillatory field dependence reflecting differences between commensurate and incommensurate smectic states.
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Gordeev, S.N.
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Zhukov, A.A.
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Jansen, A.G.M.
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Gagnon, R.
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Taillefer, L.
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Gordeev, S.N., Zhukov, A.A., de Groot, P.A.J., Jansen, A.G.M., Gagnon, R. and Taillefer, L. (2000) Oscillatory melting temperature of the vortex smectic phase in layered superconductors. Physical Review Letters, 85 (21), 4594-4597. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.4594).

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We report on transport measurements of YBa 2Cu 3O 7- delta single crystals with different oxygen contents in the geometry B, J||ab (JperpB). Our data show that the vortices become confined between the Cu-O planes below a well-defined temperature at which the effective size 2 xi of the vortex core is approximately equal to the period of the Cu-O layers. This confinement strongly increases the vortex liquid freezing temperature. A new melting line is found separating a vortex liquid and a smectic phase, which shows an oscillatory field dependence reflecting differences between commensurate and incommensurate smectic states.

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Published date: 2000

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Local EPrints ID: 14733
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/14733
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Date deposited: 04 Mar 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:30

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Author: S.N. Gordeev
Author: A.A. Zhukov
Author: P.A.J. de Groot
Author: A.G.M. Jansen
Author: R. Gagnon
Author: L. Taillefer

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