Melting of "porous" vortex matter

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 90; no. 8; p. 087004
• Main Authors: Banerjee, S S, Soibel, A, Myasoedov, Y, Rappaport, M, Zeldov, E, Menghini, M, Fasano, Y, de la Cruz, F, van der Beek, C J, Konczykowski, M, Tamegai, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 28.02.2003

Bitter decoration and magneto-optical studies reveal that in heavy-ion irradiated superconductors, a "porous" vortex matter is formed when vortices outnumber columnar defects. In this state ordered vortex crystallites are embedded in the "pores" of a rigid matrix of vortices pinn...