SQUID PICOVOLTOMETRY OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL BI2SR2CACU2O8+DELTA - OBSERVATION OF THE CROSSOVER FROM HIGH-TEMPERATURE ARRHENIUS TO LOW-TEMPERATURE VORTEX-GLASS BEHAVIOR

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作者
SAFAR, H
GAMMEL, PL
BISHOP, DJ
MITZI, DB
KAPITULNIK, A
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2672
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O4 [物理学];
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Using a SQUID voltmeter we have measured current-voltage curves in untwinned crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 + delta as a function of temperature and magnetic field. Our data show a clear crossover from high-temperature Arrhenius behavior to a critical region associated with the low-temperature three-dimensional vortex-glass phase transition. The critical exponents v(z - 1) = 7 +/- 1 in this system are in accord with theoretical models and previous measurements in YBa2Cu3O7. The width of the critical region collapses below 2 T, reflecting the changing role of dimensionality with field.
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