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Flux pinning and forced vortex entanglement by splayed columnar defects

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States) Serin Physics Laboratory, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 (United States) Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

We propose controlled splay of artificial columnar defects in cuprate superconductors as a strategy to enhance transport properties in a field compared to parallel columns. The theory predicts a new splayed glass'' phase characterized by a reduced flux creep, an entangled ground state, and an astronomically slow response to an applied transverse field.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5282783
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 71:21; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English