Vortex fluctuations in YBa2Cu3O6.5 single crystal: Evidence for 2D→3D crossover

A. Poddar, R. Prozorov, Y. Wolfus, M. Ghinovker, B. Ya Shapiro, A. Shaulov, Y. Yeshurun

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Abstract

The reversible magnetization M is measured in an YBa2Cu3O6.5 crystal (Tc=45.2 K) as a function of temperature T for various fields H between 0.2 and 3.5 T. All isochamps for H > 1 T intersect at T* 2D≈42.8 K and collapse into a single curve when m = M( H ·T)( D-1)/D is plotted as a function of t-(T-Tc(H))/(H·T)(D-1)/D where the dimension D=2 ("2D scaling"). Surprisingly, the low field curves also intersect, but at a different temperature T*3D ≈ 43.4 K, and they obey a 3D scaling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1299-1300
Number of pages2
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume282-287
Issue numberPART 3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1997

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strong fluctuations, where scaling behavior is expected \[1,2\]. The 'width' of such a strip depends strongly on the dimensionality of the system - it is wider for the 2D case. It may happen that the 2D-~3D crossover line appears inside the 2D strong fluctuation region. Such a situation is described schematically in the field-temperature phase diagram of Fig. 5 in which the fluctuating region is shadowed. (The low field Josephson fluctuations region is not shown). Acknowledgments: We are grateful to L. Bulaevskii and V. Kogan for illuminating discussions. This work was partially supported by The Israel Science Foundations and by the Heinrich Hertz Minerva Center for high - temperature superconductivity. Y. Y. Acknowledges support from USA-Israel Binational Science foundation• R. P. Acknowledges support from the Clore Foundations.

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strong fluctuations, where scaling behavior is expected \[1,2\]. The 'width' of such a strip depends strongly on the dimensionality of the system - it is wider for the 2D case. It may happen that the 2D-~3D crossover line appears inside the 2D strong fluctuation region. Such a situation is described schematically in the field-temperature phase diagram of Fig. 5 in which the fluctuating region is shadowed. (The low field Josephson fluctuations region is not shown). Acknowledgments: We are grateful to L. Bulaevskii and V. Kogan for illuminating discussions. This work was partially supported by The Israel Science Foundations and by the Heinrich Hertz Minerva Center for high - temperature superconductivity. Y. Y. Acknowledges support from USA-Israel Binational Science foundation• R. P. Acknowledges support from the Clore Foundations.

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Israel Science Foundation
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Heinrich Hertz Minerva Center
Clore Foundations

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