Dynamical regimes of vortex flow in type-II superconductors with parallel twin boundaries

Chaturvedi, Harshwardhan; Galliher, Nathan; Dobramysl, Ulrich; Pleimling, Michel; Täuber, Uwe C.

doi:10.1140/epjb/e2018-90447-3

Dynamical regimes of vortex flow in type-II superconductors with parallel twin boundaries

Journal Article · Mon Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2018 · European Physical Journal. B, Condensed Matter and Complex Systems

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2018-90447-3· OSTI ID:1855181

Chaturvedi, Harshwardhan ^[1]; ^[2]; Dobramysl, Ulrich ^[3]; Pleimling, Michel ^[4]; ^[4]

Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); Virginia Tech, Department of Physics
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)

We explore the dynamics of driven magnetic flux lines in disordered type-II superconductors in the presence of twin boundaries oriented parallel to the direction of the applied magnetic field, using a three-dimensional elastic line model simulated with Langevin molecular dynamics. The lines are driven perpendicular to the planes to model the effect of an electric current applied parallel to the planes and perpendicular to the magnetic field. A study of the long-time non-equilibrium steady states for varying sample orientation and thickness reveals a rich collection of dynamical regimes spanning the depinning crossover region that separates the pinned and moving-lattice states of vortex matter. We observe the emergence of a preferred direction for the ordering of the Abrikosov lattice in the free- owing vortex regime due to asymmetric pinning by the planar defects. Furthermore, we have performed novel direct measurements of flux line excitations such as half-loops and double kinks to aid the characterization of the topologically rich flux flow profile.

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Research Organization:: Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0002308

OSTI ID:: 1855181

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1610688

Journal Information:: European Physical Journal. B, Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Journal Name: European Physical Journal. B, Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 91; ISSN 1434-6028

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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