Screened Vortex Lattice Model with Disorder
Statistical Mechanics
2007-05-23 v2 Superconductivity
Abstract
The three dimensional XY model with quenched random disorder and finite screening is studied. We argue that the system scales to model with and the resulting effective model is studied numerically by defect energy scaling. In zero external field we find that there exists a true superconducting phase with a stiffness exponent for weak disorder. For low magnetic field and weak disorder, there is also a superconducting phase with which we conjecture is a Bragg glass. For larger disorder or applied field, there is a non superconducting phase with . We estimate the critical external field whose value is consistent with experiment.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0202487,
title = {Screened Vortex Lattice Model with Disorder},
author = {C. Giardina' and N. V. Priezjev and J. M. Kosterlitz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0202487},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Extensively revised; 4 pages, 4 figures, Submitted to PRL