Published March 20, 1989 | Version v1
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Vortex-glass superconductivity: A possible new phase in bulk high-T/sub c/ oxides

Creators

  • 1. IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598

Description

The possibility of a new thermodynamic phase in the mixed state of bulk, disordered, type-II superconductors is suggested: a vortex-glass superconductor. This phase lacks conventional off-diagonal long-ranged order, yet is argued to be a true superconductor with vanishing dc resistance. In this phase metastable currents are predicted to decay as (lnt)/sup -1///sup μ/ with μ(≤1) a universal exponent. Relevance to experiments on bulk high-T/sub c/ oxides is mentioned

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
62
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1415-1418
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20043539
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
COPPER OXIDES; GLASS; RANDOMNESS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TYPE-II SUPERCONDUCTORS; USES
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS