Strong vortex pinning in the low-temperature superconducting phase of (U_1-xTh_x)Be_13

dc.creatorMota, Ana Celia
dc.creatorDumont, Elisabeth
dc.creatorSmith, James L.
dc.date2000-01-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:36:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:36:33Z
dc.descriptionWe have found a sharp transition at T_c2=350 mK in the vortex creep rate of a single crystal of (U_1-xTh_x)Be_13 with T_c=523 mK (x=0.0275). For T<<T_c2, no creep of vortices is observed in a time scale of 10^5 s, while for T_c2<T<T_c, vortices creep at very high rates (30 % of decay from a metastable configuration in the first 10^5 s at T=400 mK). The sharp transition occurs at the same temperature at which the second jump in the specific heat appears in these samples. Similar low levels of creep rates have been reported by us in the low-T superconducting phase of UPt_3.
dc.description5 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0001185
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0001185
dc.identifierJLTP 117 (1999) p.1477
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/15963
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleStrong vortex pinning in the low-temperature superconducting phase of (U_1-xTh_x)Be_13
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