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Fractional Vortices as Evidence of Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking in High-Temperature Superconductors

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: We argue that recent experiments by Kirtley et al. may show evidence of time-reversal symmetry breaking in ${\mathrm{YBa}}_{2}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{3}{O}_{7}$ at crystal grain boundaries. We illustrate this through a Ginzburg-Landau model calculation. Further experimental tests are proposed.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.74.3249

Authors: M. Sigrist, D. B. Bailey, R. B. Laughlin

Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2031623655

FWCI: 10.98

Cites: 16

Cited by: 186

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