Temperature and field dependence of the flux-line-lattice symmetry in V{sub 3}Si

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.060504· OSTI ID:20719305

Yethiraj, M; Christen, D K; Gapud, A A ^[1]; Paul, D McK; Crowe, S J ^[2]; Dewhurst, C D; Cubitt, R ^[3]; Porcar, L ^[4]; Gurevich, A ^[5]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
2. University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom CV4 7AL (United Kingdom)
3. Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble (France)
4. NCNR, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
5. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)

In V{sub 3}Si, a first-order structural phase transition from hexagonal to square flux-line lattice occurs at approximately 1 T with H parallel to the a axis. In this paper, we demonstrate the reentrant structural transition in the flux-line lattice, which reverts to hexagonal symmetry as the magnetic field approached H{sub c2}(T). This behavior is described very well by a nonlocal London theory with thermal fluctuations. The phase diagram of the flux lattice topology is mapped out for this geometry.

• OSTI ID: 20719305
• Journal Information: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 72, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.060504; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SYMMETRY
TOPOLOGY
TYPE-II SUPERCONDUCTORS
VANADIUM SILICIDES