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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2131-2132 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
| Volume | 341-348 (IV) |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors VI - Houston, TX, USA Duration: 20 Feb 2000 → 25 Feb 2000 |