Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2006-08-02
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Journal Low Temp. Physics
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10909-006-9210-z
We have studied the field-induced dimensional crossover in the fluctuation magnetization of three single crystals of $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$, with superconducting transition temperatures, $T_c$= 62.5, 52, and 41 K. The dimensional crossover is observed by studying the diamagnetic vortex fluctuations of the lowest-Landau-level type which occur in isochamps magnetization curves, $MvsT$, for temperatures close to the transition temperature $T_{c}(H)$. The study was accomplished by obtaining isochamps magnetization curves as a function of temperature for fields in the range of 0.4 T to 5 T. Magnetization curves for each sample when plotted together show two distinct well resolved crossing points, one formed by low field curves and located at a higher temperature than the other formed by high field curves. A lowest-Landau-level scaling analysis is applied to the curves forming the crossing points and it is verified that lower field curves obey the three-dimensional form of this scaling while the higher field curves obey the two-dimensional form. The results allow to observe the evolution of the dimensional crossover field $H_{cross}$, 3D-2D, with the content of oxygen in $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$. It is observed that the evolution of the field $H_{cross}$ with the content of oxygen in each sample qualitatively agrees with theoretical predictions and allow us to estimate the ratio of the anisotropy among the studied samples. \\pacs{74.40.+k}
Salem-Sugui S. Jr.
Alvarenga A. D.
Paulikas A. P.
Veal Boyd
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