Possibility of vortex lattice structural phase transition in the superconducting pnictide Ba(Fe0.925Co0.075)2As2

R. Kopeliansky; A. Shaulov; B. Ya. Shapiro; Y. Yeshurun; B. Rosenstein; J. J. Tu; L. J. Li; G. H. Cao; Z. A. Xu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.092504

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Possibility of vortex lattice structural phase transition in the superconducting pnictide Ba(Fe0.925Co0.075)2As2

R. Kopeliansky, A. Shaulov, B. Ya. Shapiro, Y. Yeshurun, B. Rosenstein, J. J. Tu, L. J. Li, G. H. Cao, Z. A. Xu

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.092504 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We present magnetic measurements in a single crystal of the newly discovered superconducting iron-pnictide Ba(Fe0.925Co0.075)2As2. The magnetization loops exhibit a second magnetization peak (SMP) similar to that observed in most high-temperature superconductors (HTSs). Magnetic relaxation measurements reveal a minimum in the normalized relaxation rate, S=d ln M/d ln t, located in between the SMP onset and the peak fields. The SMP in HTSs is commonly associated with the vortex order-disorder phase transition. However, in Ba(Fe0.925Co0.075)2As2 the onset and peak fields, as well as the minimum point in S, exhibit strong temperature dependence down to low temperatures, excluding the possibility for such a transition. We suggest that the SMP in Ba(Fe0.925Co0.075)2As2 is associated with a vortex structural phase transition from rhombic to square lattice taking place at field and temperatures corresponding to the minimum point of S. A theoretical fit to the transition line, based on a recent theoretical model for vortex structural phase transition, shows good agreement with the experimental results.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
Ba(Fe0.925Co0.075)2As2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	25	Pressure not reported	unknown
YBa2Cu3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	—	Pressure not reported	unknown
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	—	Pressure not reported	unknown
Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	—	Pressure not reported	unknown
La2-xSrxCuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	30	Pressure not reported	unknown