Title | Vortex creep at very low temperatures in single crystals of the extreme type-II superconductor Rh9In4S4 |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Herrera, E, Benito-Llorens, J, Kaluarachchi, US, Bud'ko, SL, Canfield, PC, Guillamon, I, Suderow, H |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 95 |
Pagination | 134505 |
Date Published | 04 |
Type of Article | Article |
ISBN Number | 2469-9950 |
Accession Number | WOS:000399381700003 |
Keywords | core, elastic theory, flux-line-lattice, growth, inhomogeneities, phases, physics, state, tunneling spectroscopy, vortices |
Abstract | 0.1. We study creeping vortex lattices by making images during long times and show that the vortex lattice remains hexagonal during creep with vortices moving along one of the high-symmetry axes of the vortex lattice. Furthermore, the creep velocity changes with the scanning window suggesting that creep depends on the local arrangements of pinning centers. Vortices fluctuate on small-scale erratic paths, indicating that the vortex lattice makes jumps trying different arrangements during its travel along the main direction for creep. The images provide a visual account of how vortex lattice motion maintains hexagonal order, while showing dynamic properties characteristic of a glass. |
DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.134505 |
Custom 1 | Complex States |
Alternate Journal | Phys. Rev. B |