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D. Giller

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Possibility of Kauzmann points in the vortex matter phase diagram of single crystal YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$

We highlight interesting thermomagnetic history effects across the transition line between the (quasi) ordered and disordered vortex states in single crystal YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$, and argue that these features are indicative of the first order nature of the transition line. We suggest that the destruction of the ordered vortex state in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$ leading to vortex liquid (at high temperatures and low fields) and amorphous vortex solid (at low temperatures and high fields), takes place along a unified first-order transition line. The nonmonotonic behavior of this first order transition line gives rise to the possibility of more than one Kauzmann point where the entropies of the ordered and disordered vortex states are equal. In the high temperature region, one may order the vortex lattice by warming it, giving rise to an inverse melting effect.

cond-mat.supr-con

Crystallization of the ordered vortex phase in high temperature superconductors

The Landau-Khalatnikov time-dependent equation is applied to describe the crystallization process of the ordered vortex lattice in high temperature superconductors after a sudden application of a magnetic field. Dynamic coexistence of a stable ordered phase and an unstable disordered phase, with a sharp interface between them, is demonstrated. The transformation to the equilibrium ordered state proceeds by movement of this interface from the sample center toward its edge. The theoretical analysis dictates specific conditions for the creation of a propagating interface, and provides the time scale for this process.

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Self-organization of vortices in type-II superconductors during magnetic relaxation

We revise the applicability of the theory of self-organized criticality (SOC) to the process of magnetic relaxation in type-II superconductors. The driving parameter of self-organization of vortices is the energy barrier for flux creep and not the current density. The power spectrum of the magnetic noise due to vortex avalanches is calculated and is predicted to vary with time during relaxation.

cond-mat.supr-con

Collective flux creep: beyond the logarithmic solution

Numerical studies of the flux creep in superconductors show that the distribution of the magnetic field at any stage of the creep process can be well described by the condition of spatial constancy of the activation energy $U$ independently on the particular dependence of $U$ on the field B and current $j$. This results from a self-organization of the creep process in the undercritical state $j<j_{c}$ related to a strong non-linearity of the flux motion. Using the spatial constancy of $U$, one can find the field profiles $B(x)$, formulate a semi-analytical approach to the creep problem and generalize the logarithmic solution for flux creep, obtained for $U=U(j)$, to the case of essential dependence of $U$ on $B$. This approach is useful for the analysis of dynamic formation of an anomalous magnetization curve (''fishtail''). We analyze the quality of the logarithmic and generalized logarithmic approximations and show that the latter predicts a maximum in the creep rate at short times, which has been observed experimentally. The vortex annihilation lines (or the sample edge for the case of remanent state relaxation), where B=0, cause instabilities (flux-flow regions) and modify or even destroy the self-organization of flux creep in the whole sample.

cond-mat.supr-con