Dissipation in highly anisotropic superconductors

In layered superconductors with very weak coupling between the layers the concept of a flux-line lattice breaks down when the field is oriented parallel to the superconducting planes. For an arbitrary field orientation we propose that the formation of an Abrikosov lattice is only related to the perp...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1990-02, Vol.64 (9), p.1063-1066
Main Authors: KES, P. H, AARTS, J, VINOKUR, V. M, VAN DER BEEK, C. J
Format: Article
Language:English
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360204 > Ceramics, Cermets, & Refractories-- Physical Properties
CHALCOGENIDES
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER OXIDES
COUPLING
ENERGY LOSSES
Exact sciences and technology
LAYERS
LOSSES
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FLUX
MAGNETIZATION
MATERIALS SCIENCE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
Physics
Properties of type I and type II superconductors
Superconductivity
SUPERCONDUCTORS
TORQUE
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS 656100 > Condensed Matter Physics-- Superconductivity
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Summary:In layered superconductors with very weak coupling between the layers the concept of a flux-line lattice breaks down when the field is oriented parallel to the superconducting planes. For an arbitrary field orientation we propose that the formation of an Abrikosov lattice is only related to the perpendicular field component. The parallel field component penetrates as if the superconducting planes were completely decoupled. This model explains recent experiments which have questioned the driving mechanism for dissipation in the superconducting phase of the high-temperature oxide superconductors.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.64.1063