Neutron diffraction from the flux line lattice near the entanglement transition in (K, Ba)BiO3

I. Joumard, T. Klein, J. Marcus, R. Cubitt

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Abstract

Small Angle Neutron Scattering has been used to investigate the structure of the flux line lattice in the isotropic (K, Ba)BiO3 high Tc compound. The flux lines are well ordered into a hexagonal lattice at low field (H < He approx. 0.6T ≪ Hg(0) where Hg is the second order vortex glass transition field) but dislocations become energetically favorable above He leading to a glassy structure. Moreover, the orientationnal order is partially lost in the vicinity of the entanglement transition but can be recovered by slightly oscillating the field during the cooling process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2131-2132
Number of pages2
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume341-348 (IV)
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors VI - Houston, TX, USA
Duration: 20 Feb 200025 Feb 2000

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