Flux-line tilt moduli in anisotropic superconductors
- AT T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (US)
A general expression for the elastic energy of the flux-line lattice (FLL) in anisotropic superconductors is given. From this we derive three tilt moduli {ital c}{sub 44}({bold k}) for the FLL in uniaxial superconductors with induction {ital B}{parallel} and {perpendicular} to the basal plane. The discreteness of the FLL leads to a logarithmically dispersive isolated-vortex term, which at {ital B}{much lt}{ital B}{sub {ital c}2} in a large part of the Brillouin-zone area exceeds the usual Lorentzian-dispersive {ital c}{sub 44}({bold k}) originating from the overlapping vortex fields. The difference between vortex self-energy, line tension, and tilt modulus in an anisotropic superconductor is discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5794825
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 66:13; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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