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Scanning Hall probe microscopy of unconventional vortex patterns in the two-gap superconductor
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Abstract
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The low magnetic field vortex patterns nucleation and evolution in a high-quality two-gap superconductor MgB2 single crystal have been investigated by low-temperature scanning Hall probe microscopy. Large areas have been imaged with single-vortex resolution while changing systematically the thermodynamic parameters for field and temperature. The obtained patterns have been studied and compared with those of a reference 2H-NbSe2 single crystal. We found that the observed vortex patterns in MgB2 (e.g., stripes, clusters) appear due to competing vortex-vortex interactions as suggested by the theory of type-1.5 superconductivity. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics. - Lancaster, Pa, 1998 - 2015
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Publication
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Lancaster, Pa
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2012
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ISSN
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1098-0121
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1550-235X
[online]
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DOI
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10.1103/PHYSREVB.85.094511
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Volume/pages
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85
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(2012)
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Article Reference
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094511
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ISI
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000301835500004
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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