Disordered type-II superconductors: a universal phase diagram for low-Tc systems

Banerjee, S. S. ; Grover, A. K. ; Higgins, M. J. ; Menon, Gutam I. ; Mishra, P. K. ; Pal, D. ; Ramakrishnan, S. ; Rao, T. V. Chandrasekhar ; Ravikumar, G. ; Sahni, V. C. ; Sarkar, S. ; Tomy, C. V. (2001) Disordered type-II superconductors: a universal phase diagram for low-Tc systems Physica C: Superconductivity, 355 (1-2). pp. 39-50. ISSN 0921-4534

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Abstract

A universal phase diagram for weakly pinned low-Tc type-II superconductors is revisited and extended with new proposals. The low-temperature "Bragg glass" phase is argued to transform first into a disordered, glassy phase upon heating. This glassy phase, a continuation of the high-field equilibrium vortex glass phase, then melts at higher temperatures into a liquid. This proposal provides an explanation for the anomalies observed in the peak effect regime of 2H-NbSe2 and several other low-Tc materials which is independent of the microscopic mechanisms of superconductivity in these systems.

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Keywords:Type-II Superconductivity; Vortex State; Magnetic Phase Diagram; Peak Effect; Peak Effect Anomalies; Low-Tc Systems
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