FLUX-PINNING AND FORCED VORTEX ENTANGLEMENT BY SPLAYED COLUMNAR DEFECTS

被引:200
作者
HWA, T
LEDOUSSAL, P
NELSON, DR
VINOKUR, VM
机构
[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV MAT SCI,ARGONNE,IL 60439
[2] RUTGERS UNIV,SERIN PHYS LAB,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3545
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We propose controlled splay of artificial columnar defects in cuprate superconductors as a strategy to enhance transport properties in a field compared to parallel columns. The theory predicts a new ''splayed glass'' phase characterized by a reduced flux creep, an entangled ground state, and an astronomically slow response to an applied transverse field.
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页码:3545 / 3548
页数:4
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