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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 λ0T\lambda\simeq 0\simeq T 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 θ+1.0\theta\simeq +1.0 for weak disorder. For low magnetic field and weak disorder, there is also a superconducting phase with θ+1.0\theta\simeq +1.0 which we conjecture is a Bragg glass. For larger disorder or applied field, there is a non superconducting phase with θ1.0\theta\simeq -1.0. We estimate the critical external field whose value is consistent with experiment.

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@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