Vortex states in mesoscopic single crystals Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta in high magnetic fields

Mirkovic J., Kubo Y., Saitou T., Kakeya I., Yamamoto T., Oral A., ...More

PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, vol.469, no.15-20, pp.1119-1121, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 469 Issue: 15-20
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physc.2009.05.204
  • Journal Name: PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1119-1121
  • Keywords: Vortex phase diagram, Crossing lattices, c-Axis resistance Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta, INTRINSIC JOSEPHSON-JUNCTIONS, LATTICE MELTING TRANSITION, VORTICES
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The c-axis resistivity measurements were performed in the vicinity of the ab-plane in order to investigate the interaction between Josephson vortices and pancake vortices in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta mesoscopic single crystals. It was found that the angular dependence of the c-axis resistivity drastically changes in high magnetic field regime. The vortex lock-in transition becomes considerably broad in high magnetic fields, while the angular dependence of resistance exhibits the sharp lock-in features in low magnetic field region. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.