Crossover from elastic to plastic vortex creep across the second magnetization peak of high-temperature superconductors
L. Miu, T. Noji, Y. Koike, E. Cimpoiasu, T. Stein, C. C. Almasan
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.62.15172 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We investigated the relaxation of the irreversible magnetization of YBa2Cu3O7−δ, Pb2Sr2Y0.53Ca0.47Cu3O8, and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ single crystals with significant quenched disorder in the region of the second magnetization peak. It was found that for an applied magnetic field between the onset field and the peak field the relevant current-density dependence of the activation energy exhibits a sudden change, which can be interpreted as a crossover from elastic to plastic vortex creep. The evolution of this change with magnetic field illustrates the increase of the collective pinning barrier between the onset field and the peak field. The observed increase of the collective pinning barrier is limited by the plastic barrier at the peak field. This appears to be a general behavior, and may have important consequences on the interpretation of the thermally induced vortex phase transition at high magnetic fields.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YBa2Cu3O7 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 90.9 | Pressure not reported | onset |
| Pb2Sr2Y0.53Ca0.47Cu3O8 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 76 | Pressure not reported | onset |
| Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 87 | Pressure not reported | onset |
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