Critical behavior of vortices in layered superconductors
Stephen W. Pierson
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.51.6663 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
The critical behavior of vortices in layered systems is studied. The vortex interactions that we use approximate those of vortices in a layered superconductor. We do a mathematically rigorous, real-space renormalization-group study on our model to derive the recursion relations. Terms not found by other studies on layered systems have been derived. It is found that one of the new terms contributes to layer decoupling just above the transition temperature, behavior which is consistent with Monte Carlo studies of this system. By analylzing the correlation length, we are able to study the dependence of the transition temperature and of the size of the three-dimensional (3D) critical region on the strength of the interlayer coupling. The size of the 3D critical region above the transition is found to depend on the interlayer coupling in a way which is different than that predicted by others. We study our results in the context of the high-temperature superconductors and find that they are in good accord with experiments on these materials.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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