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PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Volume 469, Issue 9-12, Pages 529-534Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2009.03.042
Keywords
Vortex imaging; Pnictides
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- National Science Foundation [DMR-0804887, PHY-0552843]
- Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences [DE-AC02-07CH11358]
- [RFBR 07-02-00174]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [0804887] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We review superconducting vortex imaging in Co-doped BaFe2As2 by Bitter decoration and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). At all measured fields a highly disordered vortex configuration is observed, which is attributed to strong pinning. Further Support of this conclusion comes from the absence of a Meissner rim in decoration images obtained close to the sample edge. The evolution of the SANS scattering vector with increasing applied field indicates vortex lattice domains of(distorted) hexagonal symmetry. This is consistent with the decoration images which show small, six fold coordinated ordered vortex domains. The SANS scattered intensity is found to decrease rapidly with increasing field, exceeding the rate expected from estimates of the upper critical field. This is consistent with the large degree of vortex lattice disorder. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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