Induced in-plane order in vortex liquid by regular holes array in Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8+y}$

ORAL

Abstract

To study the influence of artificial hole defects on the vortex matter in high-$T_{c}$ superconductors, we have measured electrical transport properties in the vortex state of Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8+y}$ single-crystal thin films which have holes configurations with different symmetries. In samples with triangular and square holes arrays, the flow resistance of pancake vortices exhibits dips at multiples of the matching fields, while it is absent in a random hole configuration. Such matching effect occurs even in a vortex liquid phase, suggesting that the periodicity in holes configuration induces in-plane order in liquid flow.

*This research is partially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 17760017, 2005.

Authors

  • Satoshi Ishii

  • Shuuichi Ooi

  • Takashi Mochiku

  • Shan Yu

  • Kazuto Hirata

    • National Institute for Materials Science