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Effects of Point Defects on the Phase Diagram of Vortex States in High- Tc Superconductors in the B‖c Axis

Yoshihiko Nonomura, Xiao Hu

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.5140 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

The phase diagram for the vortex states of high- Tc superconductors with point defects in the B→∥c axis is drawn by large-scale Monte Carlo simulations. The vortex slush (VS) phase is found between the vortex glass (VG) and vortex liquid (VL) phases. The first-order transition between this novel normal phase and the VL phase is characterized by a sharp jump of the density of dislocations. The first-order transition between the Bragg glass (BG) and VG or VS phases is also clarified. These two transitions are compared with the melting transition between the BG and VL phases.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
YBa2Cu3O7-d

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Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y

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