Vortex structure and dynamics in YNi 2 B 2 C single crystal<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/…

2000; American Physical Society; Volume: 62; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevb.62.123

ISSN

1095-3795

Autores

K. H. Lee, B. J. Mean, G. S. Go, S. Seo, Kee Sung Han, Da‐Hye Kim, Moohee Lee, B. K. Cho, S. I. Lee,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Resumo

${}^{11}\mathrm{B}$ NMR measurements have been performed on a single crystal of ${\mathrm{YNi}}_{2}{\mathrm{B}}_{2}\mathrm{C}$ superconductor to investigate the vortex structure and dynamics. Below ${T}_{c},$ the ${}^{11}\mathrm{B}$ NMR spectrum, shift, linewidth, and transverse relaxation rate ${1/T}_{2}$ exhibit distinct features from which three vortex phases are identified, namely, vortex liquid, glass, and lattice. Also, thermal hysteresis of the saddle-point field, motional narrowing of linewidth, and double-peak structure of ${1/T}_{2}$ altogether indicate significant thermal motion of vortices in this low ${T}_{c}$ and nearly isotropic three-dimensional superconductor.

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