Abstract
The pre-melting of high vortex density planes observed recently in layered superconductors in tilted magnetic field (Segev Y. et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 107 (2011) 247001) is explained theoretically. Based on the structural information of the crossing lattices of pancake and Josephson vortices the effective vortex cage potential at different lattice sites is determined numerically. Melting takes place when the thermal energy allows proliferation of vacancy-interstitial pairs. It is found that the increased density of pancake vortex stacks in the planes containing Josephson vortices, rather than their incommensurate structure, is the main cause for pre-melting.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 47007 |
Journal | EPL |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy