Magnetization Jump in a Model for Flux Lattice Melting at Low Magnetic Fields

Using a frustrated XY model on a lattice with open boundary conditions, we numerically study the magnetization change near a flux lattice melting transition at low fields. In both two and three dimensions, we find that the melting transition is followed at a higher temperature by the onset of large...

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Main Authors Ryu, Seungoh, Stroud, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.03.1997
Subjects
Physics - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Physics - Materials Science
Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Physics - Other Condensed Matter
Physics - Quantum Gases
Physics - Soft Condensed Matter
Physics - Statistical Mechanics
Physics - Strongly Correlated Electrons
Physics - Superconductivity
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Summary:Using a frustrated XY model on a lattice with open boundary conditions, we numerically study the magnetization change near a flux lattice melting transition at low fields. In both two and three dimensions, we find that the melting transition is followed at a higher temperature by the onset of large dissipation associated with the zero-field XY transition. It is characterized by the proliferation of vortex-antivortex pairs (in 2D) or vortex loops (in 3D). At the upper transition, there is a sharp increase in magnetization, in qualitative agreement with recent local Hall probe experiments.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9703251