Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2006-07-11
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.74.064502
X-ray diffraction studies of fine polycrystalline samples of MgB$_2$ in the superconducting state reveal that crystals orient with their \emph{c}-axis in a plane normal to the direction of the applied magnetic field. The MgB$_2$ samples were thoroughly ground to obtain average grain size 5 - 10 $\mu$m in order to increase the population of free single crystal grains in the powder. By monitoring Bragg reflections in a plane normal to an applied magnetic field we find that the powder is textured with significantly stronger (\emph{0,0,l}) reflections in comparison to (\emph{h,k,0}), which remain essentially unchanged. The orientation of the crystals with the \emph{ab}-plane parallel to the magnetic field at all temperatures below $T_c$ demonstrates that the sign of the torque under magnetic field does not alter, in disagreement with current theoretical predictions.
Bud'ko Sergey L.
Canfield Paul. C.
Eskildsen M. R.
Islam Zahirul
Kogan Vladimir G.
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