Transport properties of vortex matter governed by the edge inductance in superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 crystals

H. Beidenkopf; Y. Myasoedov; E. Zeldov; E. H. Brandt; G. P. Mikitik; T. Tamegai; T. Sasagawa; C. J. van der Beek

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.224526

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Transport properties of vortex matter governed by the edge inductance in superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 crystals

H. Beidenkopf, Y. Myasoedov, E. Zeldov, E. H. Brandt, G. P. Mikitik, T. Tamegai, T. Sasagawa, C. J. van der Beek

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.224526 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We study the distribution of transport current across superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 crystals and the vortex flow through the sample edges. We show that the Tx transition is of electrodynamic rather than thermodynamic nature, below which vortex dynamics is governed by the edge inductance instead of the resistance. This allows measurement of the resistance down to 2 orders of magnitude below the transport noise. By irradiating the current contacts the resistive step at vortex melting is shown to be due to loss of c-axis correlations rather than breakdown of quasilong-range order within the a−b planes.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	85	Pressure unresolved	onset