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Vanishing vortex creep at the transition from ordered to disordered vortex phases in Ba$_{0.64}$K$_{0.36}$Fe$_2$As$_2$

Superconductivity 2025-02-20 v1

Abstract

By measuring the dynamical and conventional magnetization relaxation of the Ba0.64_{0.64}K0.36_{0.36}Fe2_2As2_2 single crystals, we found strong second peak effect on the magnetization hysteresis loops. It is found that there is a kink of magnetization at a field between the valley and maximum magnetization. Interestingly, the magnetization relaxation rate has a deep minimum at the field with the kink, indicating a diminished vortex creep. The relaxation rate at this field is clearly smaller than the so-called universal lower limit of the relaxation rate characterized by (S0 Gi1/2(T/TcS_0\approx \ Gi^{1/2}(T/T_\mathrm{c}). This diminished vortex creep is associated with the origin of the SMP effect and attributed to the strongly hindered flux motion when experiencing the transition from the quasi-ordered to disordered vortex phases.

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@article{arxiv.2401.12551,
  title  = {Vanishing vortex creep at the transition from ordered to disordered vortex phases in Ba$_{0.64}$K$_{0.36}$Fe$_2$As$_2$},
  author = {Yu-Hao Liu and Wei Xie and Hai-Hu Wen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12551},
  year   = {2025}
}

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