Structural transitions in vortex systems with anisotropic interactions
Abstract
We introduce a model of vortices in type-II superconductors with a four-fold anisotropy in the vortex–vortex interaction potential. Using numerical simulations we show that the vortex lattice undergoes structural transitions as the anisotropy is increased, with a triangular lattice at low anisotropy, a rhombic intermediate state, and a square lattice for high anisotropy. In some cases we observe a multi-q state consisting of an Archimedean tiling that combines square and triangular local ordering. At very high anisotropy, domains of vortex chain states appear. We discuss how this model can be generalized to higher order anisotropy as well as its applicability to other particle-based systems with anisotropic particle–particle interactions.
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- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1437812
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1422923
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-26985
Journal ID: ISSN 1367-2630
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; SC0005051
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- New Journal of Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: New Journal of Physics Journal Volume: 20 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1367-2630
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Material Science
Citation Formats
Olszewski, M. W., Eskildsen, M. R., Reichhardt, C., and Reichhardt, C. J. O. Structural transitions in vortex systems with anisotropic interactions. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/aaa472.
Olszewski, M. W., Eskildsen, M. R., Reichhardt, C., & Reichhardt, C. J. O. Structural transitions in vortex systems with anisotropic interactions. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaa472
Olszewski, M. W., Eskildsen, M. R., Reichhardt, C., and Reichhardt, C. J. O. Thu .
"Structural transitions in vortex systems with anisotropic interactions". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaa472.
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title = {Structural transitions in vortex systems with anisotropic interactions},
author = {Olszewski, M. W. and Eskildsen, M. R. and Reichhardt, C. and Reichhardt, C. J. O.},
abstractNote = {We introduce a model of vortices in type-II superconductors with a four-fold anisotropy in the vortex–vortex interaction potential. Using numerical simulations we show that the vortex lattice undergoes structural transitions as the anisotropy is increased, with a triangular lattice at low anisotropy, a rhombic intermediate state, and a square lattice for high anisotropy. In some cases we observe a multi-q state consisting of an Archimedean tiling that combines square and triangular local ordering. At very high anisotropy, domains of vortex chain states appear. We discuss how this model can be generalized to higher order anisotropy as well as its applicability to other particle-based systems with anisotropic particle–particle interactions.},
doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/aaa472},
journal = {New Journal of Physics},
number = 2,
volume = 20,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaa472
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