Dynamic vortex phases and pinning in superconductors with twin boundaries
C. Reichhardt, C. J. Olson, Franco Nori
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.3665 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We investigate the pinning and driven dynamics of vortices interacting with twin boundaries using large scale molecular-dynamics simulations on samples with near one million pinning sites. For low applied driving forces, the vortex lattice orients itself parallel to the twin boundary and we observe the creation of a flux gradient and vortex-free region near the edges of the twin boundary. For increasing drive, we find evidence for several distinct dynamical flow phases which we characterize by the density of defects in the vortex lattice, the microscopic vortex flow patterns, and orientation of the vortex lattice. We show that these different dynamical phases can be directly related to microscopically measurable voltage-current V(I) curves and voltage noise. By conducting a series of simulations for various twin boundary parameters we derive several vortex dynamic phase diagrams.
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