DISAPPEARANCE OF THE FORCE-FREE CURRENT CONFIGURATION AT THE FIRST-ORDER VORTEX LATTICE PHASE-TRANSITION IN YBA2CU3O7-DELTA SINGLE-CRYSTALS

Authors
VANDERBEEK CJ INDENBOM MV BERSETH V BENOIT W ERB A FLUKIGER R
Citation
Cj. Vanderbeek et al., DISAPPEARANCE OF THE FORCE-FREE CURRENT CONFIGURATION AT THE FIRST-ORDER VORTEX LATTICE PHASE-TRANSITION IN YBA2CU3O7-DELTA SINGLE-CRYSTALS, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 282, 1997, pp. 1953-1954
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Physica. C, Superconductivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214534
Volume
282
Year of publication
1997
Part
4
Pages
1953 - 1954
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4534(1997)282:<1953:DOTFCC>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The anisotropy in the transverse AC susceptibility of YBa2Cu3O7-delta single crystals, induced by the periodic appearance of a force-free cu rrent configuration upon rotation of a superimposed DC field in the cr ystal plane, disappears at the vortex phase transition, indicating the loss of the vortex lines' stability against mutual cutting.