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Vortex-glass superconductivity: A possible new phase in bulk high- T c oxides

1989; American Physical Society; Volume: 62; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevlett.62.1415

ISSN

1092-0145

Autores

Matthew P. A. Fisher,

Tópico(s)

Theoretical and Computational Physics

Resumo

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${)}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1/\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}$ with \ensuremath{\mu}(\ensuremath{\le}1) a universal exponent. Relevance to experiments on bulk high-${\mathrm{T}}_{\mathrm{c}}$ oxides is mentioned.

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