First-order phase transition from the vortex liquid to an amorphous solid.
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We present a systematic study of the topology of the vortex solid phase in superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 samples with low doses of columnar defects. A new state of vortex matter imposed by the presence of geometrical contours associated with the random distribution of columns is found. The results show that the first-order liquid-solid transition in this vortex matter does not require a structural symmetry change.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 90 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003