Displacement Profile of Charge Density Waves and Domain Walls at Critical Depinning

dc.creatorGlatz, Andreas
dc.creatorNattermann, Thomas
dc.date2003-04-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:46:12Z
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dc.descriptionThe influence of a strong surface potential on the critical depinning of an elastic system driven in a random medium is considered. If the surface potential prevents depinning completely the elastic system shows a parabolic displacement profile. Its curvature $\mathcal{C}$ exhibits at zero temperature a pronounced rhombic hysteresis curve of width $2f_c$ with the bulk depinning threshold $f_c$. The hysteresis disappears at non-zero temperatures if the driving force is changed adiabatically. If the surface depins by the applied force or thermal creep, $\mathcal{C}$ is reduced with increasing velocity. The results apply, e.g., to driven magnetic domain walls, flux-line lattices and charge-density waves.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304050
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304050
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 92, 257205 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.257205
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/163451
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleDisplacement Profile of Charge Density Waves and Domain Walls at Critical Depinning
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