MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF FLUX LATTICE MELTING IN A MODEL HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTOR

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作者
RYU, S [1 ]
DONIACH, S [1 ]
DEUTSCHER, G [1 ]
KAPITULNIK, A [1 ]
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[1] TEL AVIV UNIV,SCH PHYS & ASTRON,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.710
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We studied flux lattice melting in a model high-T(c) superconductor by Monte Carlo simulation in terms of vortex variables. We identify two melting curves in the B-T phase diagram and evaluate a density-dependent Lindemann criterion number for melting. We also observe that the transition temperature shifts downward toward the two-dimensional melting limit as the density of flux lines increases. Although the transition temperature does not change, a significant difference in shear modulus is observed when flux cutting or reconnection is allowed.
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