Ginzburg-Landau theory of type II superconductors in magnetic field

B Rosenstein, D Li - Reviews of modern physics, 2010 - APS
Thermodynamics of type II superconductors in electromagnetic field based on the Ginzburg-
Landau theory is presented. The Abrikosov flux lattice solution is derived using an …

Vortex-glass phases in type-II superconductors

T Nattermann, S Scheidl - Advances in Physics, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
A review is given on the theory of vortex-glass phases in impure type-II superconductors in
an external field. We begin with a brief discussion of the effects of thermal fluctuations on the …

Vortex-matter phase diagram in YBa2Cu3Oy

T Nishizaki, N Kobayashi - Superconductor Science and …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the progressive results of the vortex-matter phase diagram for the high-T
c superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 O y in magnetic fields up to 30 T. Evidence of the first-order …

[BOOK][B] Phase Transition Approach to High Temperature Superconductivity-Universal Properties of Cuprate Superconductors

T Schneider, JM Singer - 2000 - books.google.com
The discovery of superconductivity at 30 K by Bednorz and Müller in 1986 ignited an
explosion of interest in high temperature superconductivity. The initial development rapidly …

Topological phase fluctuations, amplitude fluctuations, and criticality in extreme type-II superconductors

AK Nguyen, A Sudbø - Physical Review B, 1999 - APS
We study the effect of critical fluctuations on the (B, T) phase diagram in extreme type-II
superconductors in zero and finite magnetic field. In zero magnetic field the critical …

Extreme type-II superconductors in a magnetic field: A theory of critical fluctuations

Z Tes̆anović - Physical Review B, 1999 - APS
A theory of critical fluctuations in extreme type-II superconductors subjected to a finite but
weak external magnetic field is presented. It is shown that the standard Ginzburg-Landau …

Abrupt Change of Josephson Plasma Frequency at the Phase Boundary of the Bragg Glass in

MB Gaifullin, Y Matsuda, N Chikumoto, J Shimoyama… - Physical Review Letters, 2000 - APS
We report the first detailed and quantitative study of the Josephson coupling energy in the
vortex liquid, Bragg glass, and vortex glass phases of Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+ δ by the …

Effects of weak point disorder on the vortex matter phase diagram in untwinned single crystals

T Nishizaki, T Naito, S Okayasu, A Iwase, N Kobayashi - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
Abstract Effects of the weak point disorder on the vortex matter phase diagram are studied
by an irradiation of 2.5 MeV electrons in untwinned YBa 2 Cu 3 O y single crystals. We find …

Phase transition in the vortex liquid and the critical endpoint in

K Shibata, T Nishizaki, T Sasaki, N Kobayashi - Physical Review B, 2002 - APS
The vortex phase diagram of optimally doped untwinned YBa 2 Cu 3 O y is studied. We find
a first-order transition TL (H) in the vortex liquid above the terminal point H mcp (≃ 7 T) of …

Vortex states and the phase diagram of a multiple-component Ginzburg-Landau theory with competing repulsive and attractive vortex interactions

SZ Lin, X Hu - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2011 - APS
We investigate the behavior of vortices of multicomponent superconductivity with
intercomponent coupling, realized in MgB 2 and Fe-based superconductors, within the …