Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2003-04-02
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 257205 (2004)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
4 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.257205
The influence of a strong surface potential on the critical depinning of an elastic system driven in a random medium is considered. If the surface potential prevents depinning completely the elastic system shows a parabolic displacement profile. Its curvature $\mathcal{C}$ exhibits at zero temperature a pronounced rhombic hysteresis curve of width $2f_c$ with the bulk depinning threshold $f_c$. The hysteresis disappears at non-zero temperatures if the driving force is changed adiabatically. If the surface depins by the applied force or thermal creep, $\mathcal{C}$ is reduced with increasing velocity. The results apply, e.g., to driven magnetic domain walls, flux-line lattices and charge-density waves.
Glatz Andreas
Nattermann Thomas
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