Oscillatory melting temperature of the vortex smectic phase in layered superconductors

We report on transport measurements of YBa 2Cu 3O 7- delta single crystals with different oxygen contents in the geometry B, J||ab (JperpB). Our data show that the vortices become confined between the Cu-O planes below a well-defined temperature at which the effective size 2 xi of the vortex core is...

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Main Authors: Gordeev, S.N (Author), Zhukov, A.A (Author), de Groot, P.A.J (Author), Jansen, A.G.M (Author), Gagnon, R. (Author), Taillefer, L. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2000.
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