Vortex phases and glassy dynamics in the highly anisotropic superconductor HgBa2CuO4+δ

Eley, Serena; Willa, Roland; Chan, Mun K.; Bauer, Eric D.; Civale, Leonardo

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-65224-5

Title: Vortex phases and glassy dynamics in the highly anisotropic superconductor HgBa₂CuO_4+δ

Journal Article · 24 June 2020 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65224-5 · OSTI ID:1648085

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Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology (KIT) (Germany)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We present an extensive study of vortex dynamics in a high-quality single crystal of HgBa₂CuO_4+δ, a highly anisotropic superconductor that is a model system for studying the effects of anisotropy. From magnetization M measurements over a wide range of temperatures T and fields H, we construct a detailed vortex phase diagram. We find that the temperature-dependent vortex penetration field H_p(T), second magnetization peak H_smp(T), and irreversibility field H_irr(T) all decay exponentially at low temperatures and exhibit an abrupt change in behavior at high temperatures T/T_c>~0.5. By measuring the rates of thermally activated vortex motion (creep) S(T, H) = |dlnM(T, H)/dlnt|, we reveal glassy behavior involving collective creep of bundles of 2D pancake vortices as well as temperature- and time-tuned crossovers from elastic (collective) dynamics to plastic flow. Based on the creep results, we show that the second magnetization peak coincides with the elastic-to-plastic crossover at low T, yet the mechanism changes at higher temperatures.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1648085

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--19-28586; LA-UR--19-28990

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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