Effect of defects on the critical points in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}}
The upper and lower critical points are investigated in untwinned YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} single crystals with dilute columnar defects. Dilute columnar defects raise the upper critical point, indicating that the transition near the upper critical point is a vortex entanglement transition. The lower critical point is very sensitive to columnar defect disorder and its position can be described by a Lindemann-like criterion similar to that for melting. Dilute columnar defects induce non-linear behavior in the I-V curves of the vortex liquid state above the lower critical point, which the authors interpret as a vestige of the critical region associated with the Bose glass transition below the lower critical point.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 751891
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/MSD/CP-100957
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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