Charge Induced Vortex Lattice Instability

Details Charge Induced Vortex Lattice Instability Charge Induced Vortex Lattice Instability

2010-09-23

arxiv.org/abs/1009.4727v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

to appear in Nature Physics; 6 pages, 7 figures

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It has been predicted that superconducting vortices should be electrically charged and that this effect is particularly enhanced for, high temperature superconductors.\cite{kho95,bla96} Hall effect\cite{hag91} and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments\cite{kum01} suggest the existence of vortex charging, but the effects are small and the interpretation controversial. Here we show that the Abrikosov vortex lattice, characteristic of the mixed state of superconductors, will become unstable at sufficiently high magnetic field if there is charge trapped on the vortex core. Our NMR measurements of the magnetic fields generated by vortices in Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8+y}$ single crystals\cite{che07} provide evidence for an electrostatically driven vortex lattice reconstruction with the magnitude of charge on each vortex pancake of $\mathbf{\sim 2}$x$\mathbf{10^{-3} e}$, depending on doping, in line with theoretical estimates.\cite{kho95,kna05}

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