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Real-Space Imaging of Structural Transitions in the Vortex Lattice of V3Si

Published

Author(s)

C Sosolik, Joseph A. Stroscio, Mark D. Stiles, E Hudson, Steven R. Blankenship, Aaron P. Fein, Robert Celotta

Abstract

The predictions of nonlocal London theory are confirmed by real-space measurements of the hexagonal to nearly square transition in the vortex lattice structure of V3Si. We observe that the lattice transforms from hexagonal to nearly square over the field range of 0-4 T for fields applied along the [001] direction. Above ≅ 0.75 T, we find that the lattice orientation is strongly linked to the symmetry of the underlying V3Si crystal and has a (100) symmetry plane. Near the rhombus-to-square transition at 4 T, we observe anisotropic long-range translational order, consistent with predictions of the elasticity of the lattice near this transition.
Citation
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Volume
68
Issue
14

Keywords

scanning tunneling microscopy, superconductivity, vortex lattice

Citation

Sosolik, C. , Stroscio, J. , Stiles, M. , Hudson, E. , Blankenship, S. , Fein, A. and Celotta, R. (2003), Real-Space Imaging of Structural Transitions in the Vortex Lattice of V<sub>3</sub>Si, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created October 5, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021