Thermodynamic observation of first-order vortex-lattice melting transition in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

Nature

Volumn 375, Issue 6530, 1995, Pages 373-376

  Zeldov, E ^a   Majer, D ^a   Konczykowski, M ^b   Geshkenbein, V B ^c,d   Vinokur, V M ^e   Shtrikman, H ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SOLIDES IRRADIÉS   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d LANDAU INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^e ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ENTROPY; EXPANSION; FREEZING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MELTING; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

MAGNETIC FLUX; MEAN FIELD THEORY; VORTEX LATTICE MELTING;

OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0029323364     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/375373a0     Document Type: Article

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