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Flux Line Lattice Reorientation in the Borocarbide Superconductors with H {parallel} a

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
Small angle neutron scattering studies of the flux line lattice in LuNi{sub 2}B {sub 2}C and ErNi{sub 2}B {sub 2}C induced by a field parallel to the a axis reveal a first order flux line lattice reorientation transition. Below the transition the flux line lattice nearest neighbor direction is parallel to the b axis, and above the transition it is parallel to the c axis. This transition cannot be explained using nonlocal corrections to the London model. In addition, the anisotropy of the penetration depth {lambda} and the coherence length {xi} change at the transition.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40205790
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 86; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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