DIRECT SHEAR PROBE OF VORTEX LATTICE MELTING IN BI2SR2CACU2O8 SINGLE-CRYSTALS

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PASTORIZA, H
KES, PH
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[1] Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, 2300 RA, Leiden
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.3525
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report results of transport measurements on single crystals of the superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 where weak pinning channels in a strong pinning environment were artificially introduced. The experimental data show that in this material the shear viscosity of the vortex liquid phase suddenly increases upon decreasing the temperature supporting the melting scenario. We also found that below the phase transition the data are in good agreement with plastic flow of a vortex solid through the channels.
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页码:3525 / 3528
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