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The magnetic field distribution in the vortex state of YNi2B2C has been probed by muon spin rotation (muSR). The analysis based on the London model with nonlocal corrections shows that the vortex lattice has changed from hexagonal to square…

The vortex matter in bulk type-II superconductors serves as a prototype system for studying the random pinning problem in condensed matter physics. Since the vortex lattice is embedded in an atomic lattice, small angle neutron scattering…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-03-29 Xi Wang , Helen A. Hanson , Xinsheng Sean Ling , Charles F. Majkrzak , Brian B. Maranville

The morphology of the superconducting flux line lattice (FLL) of Nb comprises gradual variations with various lock-in transitions and symmetry breaking rotations. We report a comprehensive small-angle neutron scattering study of the FLL in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Mühlbauer , C. Pfleiderer , P. Böni , M. Laver , E. M. Forgan , D. Fort , U. Keiderling , G. Behr

We present the studies of non-uniformly distributed vortices in Nb/Al multilayers at applied field near parallel to film surface by using spin-polarized neutron reflectivity (SPNR) and DC magnetization measurements. We have observed peaks…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 S. -W. Han , P. F. Miceli , J. Farmer , G. Felcher , R. Goyette , G. T. Kiehne , J. B. Ketterson

We present small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and Bitter decoration studies of the superconducting vortices in Ba(Fe$_{0.93}$Co$_{0.07}$)$_2$As$_2$}. A highly disordered vortex configuration is observed at all measured fields, and is…

We report on a small angle neutron scattering study of the vortex lattice in overdoped La{2-x}Sr{x}CuO{4} (x=0.2) up to high magnetic fields (9.5 Tesla) applied perpendicular to the CuO2 planes. At low magnetic fields we observe a crossover…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Gilardi , J. Mesot , A. J. Drew , U. Divakar , S. L. Lee , N. H. Andersen , J. Kohlbrecher , N. Momono , M. Oda

We have used small-angle neutron scattering to determine the vortex lattice phase diagram in the topological superconductor UPt3 for the applied magnetic field along the crystalline c-axis. A triangular vortex lattice is observed throughout…

Understanding the mechanism and symmetry of electron pairing in iron-based superconductors represents an important challenge in condensed matter physics [1-3]. The observation of magnetic flux lines - "vortices" - in a superconductor can…

The magnetic resonance at 41 meV observed in neutron scattering studies of Y Ba_2 Cu_3 O_7 holds a key position in the understanding of high-T_c superconductivity. Within the SO(5) model for superconductivity and antiferromagnetism, we have…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Niels Asger Mortensen , H. M. Ronnow , Henrik Bruus , Per Hedegard

We study the intrinsic anisotropy of the superconducting state in KFe$_2$As$_2$, using small-angle neutron scattering to image the vortex lattice as the applied magnetic field is rotated towards the FeAs crystalline planes. The anisotropy…

We have performed a single crystal neutron scattering experiment on Ce0.7La0.3B6 to investigate the order parameter of phase IV microscopically. Below the phase transition temperature 1.5 K of phase IV, weak but distinct superlattice…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Kuwahara , K. Iwasa , M. Kohgi , N. Aso , M. Sera , F. Iga

A small angle neutron scattering study of the flux-line lattice in a large single crystal of untwinned YBa2Cu3O is presented. In fields parallel to the c-axis, diffraction spots are observed corresponding to four orientations of a hexagonal…

The vortex lattice (VL) in the mixed state of the stannide superconductor Yb$_{3}$Rh$_{4}$Sn$_{13}$ has been studied using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The field dependencies of the normalized longitudinal and transverse…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-03 D. G. Mazzone , J. L. Gavilano , R. Sibille , M. Ramakrishnan , C. D. Dewhurst , M. Kenzelmann

Taking advantage of recent progress in neutron instrumentation and in the understanding of magnetic-field-dependent small-angle neutron scattering, here, we study the three-dimensional magnetization distribution within an isotropic Nd-Fe-B…

The vortex lattice in MgB2 is characterized by the presence of long-lived metastable states, which arise from cooling or heating across the equilibrium phase boundaries. A return to the equilibrium configuration can be achieved by inducing…

We report on neutron scattering studies of a rare earth intermetallic compound ErNi$_{2}$Ge$_{2}$. Polarized neutron scattering experiments revealed that the magnetic ordered moment ${\bm m}$ lies in ab-plane. Taking account of a lack of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-08-26 Y Tabata , T Yamazaki , M Okue , H Nakamura , M Matsuura

Despite numerous studies the exact nature of the order parameter in superconducting Sr2RuO4 remains unresolved. We have extended previous small-angle neutron scattering studies of the vortex lattice in this material to a wider field range,…

The state of the vortex lattice extremely close to the superconducting to normal transition in an applied magnetic field is investigated in high purity niobium. We observe that thermal fluctuations of the order parameter broaden the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-10-15 C. J. Bowell , R. J. Lycett , M. Laver , C. D. Dewhurst , R. Cubitt , E. M. Forgan

Explorations of the order-disorder transformation in vortex matter in single crystals of tetragonal structured (c/a $\sim$3) borocarbide superconductors, $YNi_2B_2C$ and $LuNi_2B_2C$, reveal that vortex arrays experience different effective…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Jaiswal-Nagar , T. Isshiki , N. Kimura , H. Aoki , H. Takeya , S. Ramakrishnan , A. K. Grover

Despite intense studies the exact nature of the order parameter in superconducting Sr2RuO4 remains unresolved. We have used small-angle neutron scattering to study the vortex lattice in Sr2RuO4 with the field applied close to the basal…