Determination of magnetic penetration depth from the reversible magnetization in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta: Dependence on weak disorder and interlayer coupling - art. no. 104519

The reversible magnetization in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta is analyzed within exis ting theoretical models. The field-induced suppression of the empirical "su perfluid density" dM/d(lnH) are compared for the fluctuation mechanism and for the suppression of the order parameter in the vortex core. The thermal fluctuation term is found to be essentially reduced compared to the theoret ical prediction for decoupled pancake vortices. We suggest that the energy of Josephson and magnetic coupling between two-dimensional (2D) layers is a t the origin of observed decrease in the entropy term. The interlayer coupl ing is best maintained in samples with reduced disorder. In the samples of the best quality, the fluctuation contribution to the reversible magnetizat ion drops down to less than k(B)T/10s Phi (o) (s approximate to 15.4 Angstr om). Taking into account this reduction we obtain the curve lambda (2)(0)/l ambda (2)(T) versus T from the reversible magnetization similar to the one obtained from measurements of microwave surface impedance, which is also co nsistent with H-c1 derived from micro-Hall ac technique. The accuracy of de termination of H-c1 from the scaled M vs T curves is found to be even bette r than that for lambda (2)(0)/lambda (2)(T).