Vortex pinning and lock-in effect in a layered superconductor with large in-plane anisotropy
Paul A. Mansky, Guy Danner, P. M. Chaikin
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.52.7554 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We use ac susceptibility to study the vortex pinning force anisotropy and the magnetic lock-in effect in the organic superconductor (TMTSF)2ClO4, which is believed to have an in-plane anisotropy of γba∼10 and a maximum out-of-plane anisotropy γca∼100. Our measurements show only weak effects of the in-plane anisotropy. The pinning force for Josephson vortices (parallel to the conducting planes) is nearly independent of their orientation, except for a small but narrow peak (full width at half maximum ≃6°) when the vortices are parallel to the TMTSF stacks (a axis). The pinning force initially decreases as the vortices unlock from the layers, contrary to the behavior previously observed in the organic superconductor (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(SCN)2. The lock-in threshold field is only weakly dependent on the initial angle of the Josephson vortices in the ab plane.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| (TMTSF)2ClO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 1.2 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(SCN)2 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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