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

• Main Authors: Ryu, Seungoh, Stroud, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...