Vortex glass melting in single crystal La1.825Sr0.075CuO4

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作者
Herbsommer, JA
Luzuriaga, J
Cheong, SW
机构
[1] CTR ATOM BARILOCHE,RA-8400 SAN CARLOS BARILO,RIO NEGRO,ARGENTINA
[2] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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PHYSICA C | 1996年 / 258卷 / 1-2期
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10.1016/0921-4534(95)00812-8
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The vortex phase diagram in single crystalline La1.85Sr0.075CuO4 has been studied using an AC-susceptibility technique. A peak in the out-of-phase (chi '') component of the susceptibility indicates a transition from a pinned flux lattice (FLL) to an unpinned one. This peak is frequency dependent for all the values of the magnetic field measured (0.01 to 4 T), and this, as well as the general behavior found in the cuprates, has prompted us to interpret our data as evidence for a vortex-glass to liquid transition in the FLL. The activation energies obtained can be fitted to a theory developed by Vinokur et al. Measurements with the magnetic field at an angle with the Cu-O planes may also be understood qualitatively within this framework.
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页码:169 / 174
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