Topological Order in the Vortex Glass Phase of High-Temperature Superconductors

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25 March 1996

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9512101

Abstract

The stability of a vortex glass phase with quasi-long-range positional order is examined for a disordered layered superconductor. The role of topological defects is investigated using a detailed scaling argument, supplemented by a variational calculation. The results indicate that topological order is preserved for a {\em wide range} of parameters in the vortex glass phase. The extent of the stability regime is given in terms of a simple Lindemann-like criterion.

Keywords

TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS
VORTEX GLASS PHASE
TOPOLOGICAL ORDER
HIGH TEMPERATURE
STABILITY

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Published version: Physical Review B, 55 (1), 626.

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