Flux jumps and melting of the vortex lattice in kappa-(ET)(2)Cu(NCS)(2)

Authors
Hill, S Mola, MM Qualls, JS Brooks, JS
Citation
S. Hill et al., Flux jumps and melting of the vortex lattice in kappa-(ET)(2)Cu(NCS)(2), SYNTH METAL, 120(1-3), 2001, pp. 729-730
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC METALS
ISSN journal
03796779 → ACNP
Volume
120
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
729 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(20010315)120:1-3<729:FJAMOT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The angular and temperature dependence of the DC magnetization of the organ ic superconductor kappa-(ET)(2)Cu(NCS)(2) has been investigated in high mag netic fields (up to 20 T) and at low temperatures (25-200 mK). In moderate fields, the mixed state of this layered superconductor exhibits a series of flux jumps, indicative of critical surface screening currents. At higher f ields, a melting of the quasi-two-dimensional vortex lattice is observed be low the irreversibility line.