高温超导混合配对态与磁通涡旋格子

建立在对基于Gor’kov方法而导出的微观GinzburgLandau方程的分析揭示了高温超导体YBa2Cu3O7配对态对称性和磁通涡旋格子结构.分析指出,存在一个格子转变温度T,当温度高于T时,超导基态显示dx2-y2波对称性特征;低于该温度s波沟道幅值成为可观的量级;超导基态为混合s-dx2-y2态.对应单分量波函数磁通涡旋格子为三角的结构;而稳定的斜格子反映出混合波特征.s与d沟道间耦合约束了磁场下dx2-x2波对称性自由度,而对高温超导反常输运行为如上临界磁场温度曲线上翘现象所负责 关键词： 高温超导 GinzburgLandau理论 磁通涡旋     

双能隙介观超导体的涡旋结构模拟

本文运用了含时Ginzburg-Landau理论研究了双能带结构的介观超导体在外磁场作用下涡旋随时间的演化. 给出了实际温度在s波和d波的临界温度之间s波、d波以及磁场的分布, 从 理论上模拟得到涡旋进入和退出样品的磁场"过热"与"过冷"现象, 以及介观超导样品边界对涡旋结构分布的影响. 关键词： 涡旋结构 双能带 含时Ginzburg-Landau理论 超导     

A-15超导材料的高场钉扎机制

本文考虑了晶粒边界对磁通线格子面钉扎作用的强烈各向异性,指出磁通线格子在切变中存在着对弱钉扎中心的脱钉过程。这一弱钉扎作用在H_c2附近可能有较大的影响。 关键词：     

高温超导隧道电流及旋光效应与混合配对态

给出了s+id波混合配对态前提下，有关YBa₂Cu₃O₇ Josephson隧道实验现象的分析支持了这类混合配对态提法的合理性.结合对超导体旋光现象的分析，显示了Γ₁+Γ₄表象的可取性.对分数磁通的存在性问题也展开了讨论. 关键词：     

W(110)基底上的铁纳米岛初始自发磁化态的微磁学模拟

用微磁学模拟研究W(110)基底上铁纳米岛的初始自发磁化态的磁畴结构,确定了不规则形状、椭圆形和矩形岛中不同磁畴态之间的各向异性常数的临界点,得到了纳米岛的磁化态作为各向异性常数和厚度函数的完整相图,相图中存在一较宽的过渡区,把双畴态与涡旋态和菱形态分开,过渡区两侧的边界是不确定的.计算结果表明,初始自发磁化态的磁畴结构主要由各向异性及岛的厚度决定,而且岛的边沿形状对涡旋态和菱形态的磁畴结构有重要影响.准确的铁纳米岛的各向异性常数仍有待于进一步确定. 关键词： 初始自发磁化磁畴结构 铁纳米岛 微磁学模拟 各向异性     

基于VO2的太赫兹各向异性编码超表面

设计了一种3层结构的太赫兹编码超表面,其顶部是嵌入VO₂的金属十字架结构,中间是聚酰亚胺,底部为纯金属.利用该编码超表面的各向异性特点,可以实现对正交极化波(x极化波和y极化波)的独立调控;通过在编码超表面中引入VO₂材料,改变其相变状态,可进一步增加调控的灵活性.对设计的超表面进行建模仿真和分析,结果表明:对于垂直入射的1 THz正交极化波, VO₂处于绝缘态时,设计的超表面可视为2 bit的各向异性编码超表面,产生模式为1和2的涡旋波; VO₂处于金属态时,设计的超表面可视为1 bit的各向异性编码超表面,产生对称的2束反射波和4束反射波.所提出的各向异性和相变材料结合的方法,实现了同一超表面上产生多种不同形式太赫兹波束的功能,一定程度上解决了超表面调控太赫兹波形式单一的问题,为实现能够灵活应用于多种场景的多功能编码超表面提供了参考.     

高温超导体磁通动力学和混合态相图(II)

(上接2006年第1期第16页)5涡旋态相图的发展随着理论和实验工作的不断进展,高温超导体混合态相图变得丰富多彩.首先在涡旋玻璃态理论出现后,相图就较常规超导体有了很大的变化.在常规超导体中,相图上就只有两根标志相边界的线,即上临界场Hc2(T)和下临界场Hc1(T).在Hc2(T)和Hc1(T)之间就是混合态.由于涨落较弱,Hc2(T)和磁通运动的不可逆线Hirr(T)很靠近.而高温超导体中由于涨落较强,Hc2(T)以下较大的区域内形成了涡旋液态,而Hirr(T)以下才能形成涡旋固态(可以是涡旋玻璃或磁通格子有序态).在下临界场Hc1(T)附近,如果结构无序较少,则…     

高温超导体磁通动力学和混合态相图(Ⅰ)

文章简要介绍了高温超导体磁通动力学和混合态物理在过去十余年的发展。高温超导体由于其自身的一些特点，使得它与常规超导体相比较拥有极其丰富的相图，磁通动力学也表现出了非常丰富的研究内容，很多新的概念被提出，新的现象被观察到。比如说涡旋玻璃态，集体钉扎和蠕动，磁通格子的一级和二级熔化相变，布拉格玻璃，峰值效应，二维涡旋饼态，Josephson磁通运动等等，均是在高温超导体发现之后提出来的新的概念或新发现的现象。有些研究结果目前尚无定论，如关于涡旋玻璃态存在与否的争论至今仍然在进行，但是这些研究内容无疑会大大促进超导物理的发展。高温超导体磁通动力学纷繁复杂的研究内容可以归结为三个相互关联的数字：Ginzburg数（T/He^2εξ^3）^2／2，量子电阻Qu=（e^2／h）（ρn/／εξ），和临界电流的比值jc/jo,这里ξ是相干长度，Hc是热力学临界磁场，ε是有效质量的各向异性度,ρn是正常态电阻率，jc是零温临界电流，jo是拆对临界电流。对于高温超导体前两个数值（Ginzburg数和量子电阻）很大，而临界电流比值较小，因此导致有强的热涨落和量子涨落，以及很强的磁通运动行为（对应小的实测临界电流）。磁通动力学的研究从更深层次影响超导体的临界电流问题和强电应用的发展，最后简要地介绍了这方面的情况。     

非平衡辐射响应与准二维高温超导体系的磁通涡旋激发

从实验上揭示了高温超导体YBa₂Cu₃O_{7-δ(YBCO)颗粒膜具有准二维结构的输运特征以及超导弱连接行为特征.在此基础上,将超导颗粒膜样品等效为准二维Josephson弱连接阵列系统,讨论了电流引起的二维超导体系中磁通“涡旋-反涡旋”束缚对的拆对激发问题,并给出了自由涡旋分布n(T,I)的分析表达式.将颗粒膜样品的非平衡辐射响应测量结果与电流激发自由涡旋分布n(T,I)相比较,两者具有相似的分布特征.该结果表明,高温超导体颗粒膜 关键词：}     

熔融织构YBa2Cu3O7-δ晶体中磁通涡旋锁定转变反常行为研究

通过改变磁场与c轴方向夹角测量了熔融织构YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ (YBCO)晶体的磁力矩信号响应, 观察到了磁通涡旋系统的锁定(lock-in)转变行为以及锁定转变角正比于外磁场强度的反常现象. 基于Ginzburg-Landau理论和磁通涡旋线Kink结构模型, 对上述锁定转变反常现象进行了分析讨论, 提出了熔融织构YBCO晶体中存在平行于a-b面的延展性关联缺陷结构假设, 导出了锁定转变临界角与温度和磁场之间的关系, 理论分析模型结果与实验测量结果基本符合.     

s+d混合波对称性下联合模型的超导电性

提出一个联合模型，在ｓ＋ｄ混合波对称性下，合并考虑电子间配对相互作用的各向异性及二维电子结构上Ｖａｎ Ｈｏｖｅ奇异性对超导电性的影响．理论结果表明：Ｖａｎ Ｈｏｖｅ奇异性及配对相互作用的各向异性都是使Ｔ_c提高的重要因素；各向异性的电子配对相互作用自然导致序参量的ｄ波成分，当此各向异性增强时，ｄ波成分也增大．高温超导体的较高２Δ（０）／ｋ_ＢＴ_c值可能预示着在这些材料中ｓ波的权重远小于ｄ波权重．联合效应模型下的Ｔ_c处比热跳跃行为与经典的ＢＣＳ理论也完全不同 关键词：     

Instability of square vortex lattice in d-wave superconductors is due to paramagnetic depairing

The effects of paramagnetic depairing on structural transitions between vortex lattices of a quasi-two-dimensional d-wave superconductor are examined. We find that, when the Maki parameter alphaM is of order unity, a square lattice induced by a d-wave pairing is destabilized with increasing fields, and that a reentrant rhombic lattice occurs in higher fields. Further, a weak Fermi surface anisotropy competitive with the pairing symmetry induces another structural transition near Hc2. These results are consistent with the structure changes of the vortex lattice in CeCoIn5 in H parallel c determined from recent neutron scattering data.     

GINZBURG-LANDAU THEORY AND VORTEX LATTICE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS

The thermodynamics of the vortex lattice of high-temperature superconductors has been studied by solving the generalized Ginzburg-Landau equations derived microscopically. Our numerical simulation indicates that the structure of the vortex lattice is oblique at the temperature far away from the transition temperature T_c, where the mixed s-d_x²-y² state is expected to have the lowest energy. Whereas, very close to T_c, the d_x²-y² wave is slightly lower energetically, and a triangular vortex lattice recovers. The coexistence and the coupling between the s and d waves would account for the unusual dynamic behaviours such as the upward curvature of the upper critical field curve H_C2(T), as observed in dc magnetization measurements on single-crystal YBa₂Cu₃O₇ samples.     

Direct evidence for an intrinsic square vortex lattice in the overdoped high- T(c) superconductor La(1.83)Sr(0.17)CuO(4+delta)

We report here the first direct observations of a well ordered vortex lattice in the bulk of a La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4+delta) single crystal (slightly overdoped, x = 0.17). Our small angle neutron scattering investigation of the mixed phase reveals a crossover from triangular to square coordination with increasing magnetic field. The existence of an intrinsic square vortex lattice has never been observed in high-temperature superconductors and is indicative of the coupling of the vortex lattice to a source of anisotropy, such as those provided by a d-wave order parameter or the presence of stripes.     

Re-entry in ferromagnetic superconductors

The re-entry phenomenon in magnetic superconductors is studied using the generalized Ginzburg-Landau free energy introduced by Blount and Varma. The re-entry temperature T_c2 is simply that temperature at which the magnetization acts as a source of induction strong enough to destroy superconductivity. Above T_c2 ferromagnetism and superconductivity coexist. The structure is an Abrikosov vortex lattice, with ferromagnetic magnetization spreading widely around the vortex cores. Within our approximations, the phase transition at T_c2 is of second order.     

Comparatively high in-field critical current in type-II superconductors from heterogeneous columnar pins: A molecular dynamics study

Theoretical work predicts that the strong dependence of T_c on pure shear strain within the a–b plane of optimally doped YBa₂Cu₃O_7?δ results in heterogenous columnar pins of vortex lines about dislocation lines and about nano-columns inclusions aligned in parallel to the c axis. The critical current of a rigid vortex lattice driven by the Lorentz force in the presence of such clusters of pin/antipin lines is computed using two-dimensional (2D) collective pinning theory and by numerical simulation of the corresponding 2D vortex dynamics. Both theory and computer calculation find that the antipin component of the heterogenous columnar pins contributes substantially to the net in-field critical current.     

Quasi-particle structure around a single vortex in high-Tc superconductors

For analyzing the checker-board like modulation of the local density of states (LDOS) around a vortex observed in the slightly overdoped Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_x, we examined the effect of pseudogap state of high-T_c superconductors to the LDOS around the vortex. We first derived the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation for d-wave superconductivity (d-SC) in the presence of d-spin density wave (d-SDW). Using the Fourier–Bessel expansion, we solved this equation for a single vortex state, numerically. We found that the peak of the bound states around E = 0 becomes small and modulation of the LDOS is observed for larger d-SDW order parameter.     

Magnetism and superconductivity in ErNi2B2C

We have performed a series of neutron diffraction experiments from the magnetic order and the vortex lattice in single crystal ErNi₂B₂C. The incommensurate magnetic structure develops additional even harmonics below the ‘ferromagnetic’ ordering temperature, T _F of 2.3 K. This feature and the existence of rods of diffuse scattering suggest the development of ferromagnetic microdomain walls. The magnetic structure is very sensitive to the application of a magnetic field with changes in modulation vector and harmonic content. Studies of the vortex lattice show the presence of a 45° reorientation transition and a distorted hexagonal to square transition as a function of applied field. Further distortions of the vortex lattice occur at T _N, but no changes are seen at T _F.     

Fourfold Symmetric Solutions to the Ginzburg Landau Equation for d-Wave Superconductors

We find and investigate the structure of solutions to the Ginzburg Landau equation for a high temperature superconductor with tetragonal symmetry. This is done near an isolated, rotationally symmetric d-wave vortex state with its core at the origin defined on all of \mathbbR²{\mathbb{R}^2}. We prove that the solution’s s-wave component nucleates near the vortex core for temperatures just below the d-wave critical temperature. We further show that this causes the rotational symmetry to break and that the solution develops a fourfold symmetry with respect to a rotation by an angle of \fracp2{\frac{\pi}{2}}.     

Are the high Tc superconductors d-wave?

Although it has been widely accepted for several years that the normal state of high T_c superconductors is anomalous, only recently has there been growing evidence for the anomalous nature of the superconducting state. A number of recent experiments show clear evidence for the existence of low-lying excitations in the superconducting state. Moreover, the observation by Bonn, Hardy and coworkers of a linear temperature dependence in the microwave surface resistance and penetration depth of YBCO at low temperatures suggests d-wave pairing with line nodes. The evidence for and against unconventional superconductivity in the high T_c oxides is reviewed. Specific topics discussed include the different behaviours observed for the penetration depth in thin films and in single crystals, what is known about the absolute value of the penetration depth, the role of disorder and inelastic scattering, the relative merits of strongvs. weak correlation theories of d-wave superconductivity in the high T_c oxides, and most important, what have we actually learned about the penetration depth of high T_c superconductors fromμSR?