Quantum limit of a flux lattice: Superconductivity and magnetic field in a new relationship

Journal Article · Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.2425· OSTI ID:5119155

Tesanovic, Z; Rasolt, M; Xing, L ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (US) Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 Theoretical Division, MS B262, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

An external magnetic field {ital does} {ital not} destroy superconductivity in type-II superconductors. As the field increases, the Abrikosov flux lattice crosses over into a new quantum limit, characterized by a transition temperature which is an increasing function of the field, the absence of the Meissner effect, and a supercurrent flow along the field direction. The transition temperature remains finite in an arbitrarily strong external field. We discuss the relevance of our results for the studies of a flux lattice in high-temperature superconductors and other superconducting systems.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5119155
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 63:21; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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