Anomalous peak effect in and Fracturing of a flux line lattice

S. Banerjee, N. Patil, S. Saha, S. Ramakrishnan, A. Grover, S. Bhattacharya, G. Ravikumar, P. Mishra, T. Chandrasekhar Rao, V. Sahni, M. Higgins, E. Yamamoto, Y. Haga, M. Hedo, Y. Inada, Y. Onuki

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Abstract

(Formula presented) and (Formula presented) display remarkable similarities in their magnetic response, reflecting the manner in which the weakly pinned flux line lattice (FLL) loses spatial order in the peak-effect (PE) regime. We present evidence for discontinuous changes in the screening response near the onset of the PE in these systems, and demonstrate history-dependent effects. We attribute these features to a disorder-induced fracturing and entanglement of the FLL, as an alternative to the appearance of a spatially modulated ground state for (Formula presented).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)995-999
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume58
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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