Critical Points in Heavy Ion Irradiated UntwinnedYBa2Cu3O7−δCrystals

Autor: R. J. Olsson, Goran Karapetrov, L. M. Paulius, G. W. Crabtree, David Jonathan Hofman, William Moulton, W. K. Kwok
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Physical Review Letters. 84:3706-3709
ISSN: 1079-7114
0031-9007
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.3706
Popis: The critical points in untwinned YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7-delta) crystals with dilute columnar defects are investigated. We find a convergence of a first order vortex melting line with an irreversibility line associated with the onset of the Bose glass critical regime at the lower critical point. In addition, we find that columnar defects raise the upper critical point, implying that vortex line meandering is a basic feature controlling its position.
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