Thermodynamics of the first-order vortex lattice melting transition in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$

Details Thermodynamics of the first-order vortex lattice melting transition in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$ Thermodynamics of the first-order vortex lattice melting transition in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$

1997-12-12

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9712145v1

Phys. Rev. B 57 (1998) 14498

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

9 pages, RevTeX, six postscript figures incorporated using epsf

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.57.14498

Using the London approximation within the high field scaling regime, we calculate the jump in the specific heat $\Delta c$ at the first-order melting transition of the vortex lattice in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\delta}$. This has recently been measured [A. Schilling et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. (78), 4833 (1997)] and reported to be at least 100 times higher than expected from the fluctuations of field induced vortices alone. We demonstrate how the correct treatment of the temperature dependence of the model parameters, which are singular at the mean-field $B_{c2}$ line, leads to good agreement between the predictions of the London model and the size of the experimental jump. In addition, we consider the changes in the slopes of the magnetization $\Delta(\partial M/\partial T)$ and $\Delta(\partial M/\partial H)$ at the transition. Using continuum anisotropic scaling theory we demonstrate the consistency of measurements at different angles of the magnetic field with respect to the crystal c-axis.

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