Flux quantization in aperiodic and periodic networks
The phase boundary of quasicrystalline, quasi-periodic, and random networks, was studied. It was found that if a network is composed of two different tiles, whose areas are relatively irrational, then the T/sub c/ (H) curve shows large-scale structure at fields that approximate flux quantization around the tiles, i.e., when the ratio of fluxoids contained in the large tiles to those in the small tiles is a rational approximant to the irrational area ratio. The phase boundaries of quasi-crystalline and quasi-periodic networks show fine structure indicating the existence of commensurate vortex superlattices on these networks. No such fine structure is found on the random array. For a quasi-crystal whose quasi-periodic long-range order is characterized by the irrational number of tau, the commensurate vortex lattices are all found at H = H/sub 0/ absolute value n + m tau (n,m integers). It was found that the commensurate superlattices on quasicrystalline as well as on crystalline networks are related to the inflation symmetry. A general definition of commensurability is proposed.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6159060
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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