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Dense vortex plasma in type-II superconductors

Year: 1992

Type: article

Abstract: The critical behavior of quasi 2D type-II superconductors can be understood by considering an equivalent classical many-particle systems with long-ranged,multiple-body interactions. We present here a numerical Monte Carlo study of the thermodynamics and structural correlations in this dense vortex plasma (DVP). In particular, we find that fluctuations strongly renormalize the mean-field transition line ( H c2 ( T )) and evaluate a universal value of the DVP coupling constant characterizing the true transition line in all quasi 2D type-II systems. Along this line DVP undergoes a liquid-to-topological solid transition. We also present the pair-distribution function in the vicinity of the transition.

Source: Physica C Superconductivity

DOI: 10.1016/0921-4534(92)90441-e

Authors: Lei Xing, Zlatko Tešanovic

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Max Planck Society, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,400

Funders: National Science Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation