Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Vortex state in double transition superconductors.

Yasushi Matsunaga1, Masanori Ichioka, Kazushige Machida

  • 1Department of Physics, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. matsunaga@mp.okayama-u.ac.jp

Physical Review Letters
|June 1, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This study explores the novel vortex phase in superconducting materials using Ginzburg-Landau theory. It identifies key characteristics for understanding multiple superconducting phases in PrOs4Sb12.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Evidence for nematic superconductivity of topological surface states in PbTaSe<sub>2</sub>.

Science bulletin·2023
Same author

Quasiparticle Evidence for the Nematic State above T_{c} in Sr_{x}Bi_{2}Se_{3}.

Physical review letters·2019
Same author

Angle-resolved heat capacity of heavy fermion superconductors.

Reports on progress in physics. Physical Society (Great Britain)·2016
Same author

Omnidirectional Measurements of Angle-Resolved Heat Capacity for Complete Detection of Superconducting Gap Structure in the Heavy-Fermion Antiferromagnet UPd_{2}Al_{3}.

Physical review letters·2016
Same author

Field-orientation dependence of low-energy quasiparticle excitations in the heavy-electron superconductor UBe(13).

Physical review letters·2015
Same author

Symmetry protected topological superfluid (3)He-B.

Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal·2015

Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Superconducting materials can exhibit multiple phases and complex vortex behaviors.
  • Understanding these phases is crucial for developing advanced superconducting technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the novel vortex phase and double transition field in a system with fourfold-twofold symmetry.
  • To analyze the impact of gradient coupling on superconducting transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized two-component Ginzburg-Landau theory.
  • Analyzed the deformation of the vortex lattice structure.

Main Results:

  • Identified a novel vortex phase and characterized the double transition field.
  • Discussed the deformation from a triangular vortex lattice and the potential for vortex sheet structures.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Observed that gradient coupling alters the transition to a crossover at finite fields.

    • Conclusions:

    • The findings are significant for identifying multiple superconducting phases in PrOs4Sb12.
    • The theoretical framework provides insights into complex vortex dynamics in superconductors.