BARRIERS TO VORTEX-LINE CUTTING IN HIGH-T-C SUPERCONDUCTORS

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CARRARO, C [1 ]
FISHER, DS [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV, DEPT PHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.534
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T [工业技术];
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Calculations are presented of the energy barriers between topologically different configurations of two entangled vortex lines in a superconductor. The results suggest that the line-cutting barriers in high-Tc superconductors are somewhat larger than previous numerical estimates indicated, but not large enough to support a kinetic polymer glassinterpretation of the irreversibility line in fields much greater than Hc1. The consequences of a crossing barrier for transport properties are discussed briefly. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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