Abstract
A high temporal resolution magneto-optical system was employed to image the induction distribution on the surface of a Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ crystal while the external magnetic field was ramped up at a constant rate. These data reveal coexistence of quasi-ordered and disordered vortex phases, near the order-disorder phase transition line. The coexistence region in the B-T phase diagram narrows down with increasing temperature or decreasing sweep rate. These observations clarify previous interpretations of phenomena associated with the fishtail, e.g. the shift of the fishtail onset to higher inductions for slower sweep rates and the absence of a fishtail at low temperatures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 737-738 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
Volume | 388-389 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Event | Proceedings of the 23rd international conference on low temper - Hiroshima, Japan Duration: 20 Aug 2002 → 27 Aug 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This manuscript is part of B.K. Ph.D. thesis. A.S. acknowledges support from the Israel Science Foundation. This research is supported by The Israel Science Foundation––Center of Excellence Program, and by the Heinrich Hertz Minerva Center for High Temperature Superconductors. We thank T. Tamegai for providing the Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+ δ crystals.
Funding
This manuscript is part of B.K. Ph.D. thesis. A.S. acknowledges support from the Israel Science Foundation. This research is supported by The Israel Science Foundation––Center of Excellence Program, and by the Heinrich Hertz Minerva Center for High Temperature Superconductors. We thank T. Tamegai for providing the Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+ δ crystals.
Funders | Funder number |
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Heinrich Hertz Minerva Center | |
Israel Science Foundation |
Keywords
- BiSrCaCuO
- Ma gneto-optics
- Vortex phase transitions
- Vortex states