Theory of Decoupling in the Mixed Phase of Extremely Type-II Layered Superconductors

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dc.creatorRodriguez, J. P.
dc.date2000-06-10
dc.date2001-04-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:16:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:16:32Z
dc.descriptionThe mixed phase of extremely type-II layered superconductors in perpendicular magnetic field is studied theoretically via the layered XY model with uniform frustration. A partial duality analysis is carried out in the weak-coupling limit. It consistently accounts for both intra-layer (pancake) and inter-layer (Josephson) vortex excitations. The main conclusion reached is that dislocations of the two-dimensional (2D) vortex lattices within layers drive a unique second-order melting transition at high perpendicular fields between a low-temperature superconducting phase that displays a Josephson effect and a high-temperature ``normal'' phase that displays no Josephson effect. The former state is best described by weakly coupled 2D vortex lattices, while the latter state is best characterized by a decoupled vortex liquid. It is further argued on the basis of the duality analysis that the second-order melting transition converts itself into a first-order one as the perpendicular field is lowered and approaches the dimensional cross-over scale. The resulting critical endpoint potentially accounts for the same phenomenon that is observed in the mixed phase of clean high-temperature superconductors.
dc.description39 pgs. of PLAIN TeX, 2 postscript figs., published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0006176
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0006176
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.B62:9117,2000
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.62.9117
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211835
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleTheory of Decoupling in the Mixed Phase of Extremely Type-II Layered Superconductors
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