Low-field phase diagram of layered superconductors: The role of electromagnetic coupling

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作者
Blatter, G [1 ]
Geshkenbein, V [1 ]
Larkin, A [1 ]
Nordborg, H [1 ]
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[1] LD LANDAU THEORET PHYS INST,MOSCOW 117940,RUSSIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 54卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.72
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T [工业技术];
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We determine the position and shape of the melting line in a layered superconductor, emphasizing the importance of electromagnetic interactions in the vortex system. In the limit of vanishing Josephson coupling we obtain a generic reentrant low-field melting line. Finite Josephson coupling pushes the melting line to higher temperatures and fields and a line shape B-m proportional to (1 - T/T-c)(3/2) is found. We construct the low-field phase diagram including melting and decoupling lines and discuss various experiments in the light of our results.
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