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Dynamical regimes of vortex flow in type-II superconductors with parallel twin boundaries

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Chaturvedi, H 
Galliher, N 
Pleimling, M 
Täuber, UC 

Abstract

We explore the dynamics of driven magnetic flux lines in disordered type-II superconductors in the presence of twin boundaries oriented parallel to the direction of the applied magnetic field, using a three-dimensional elastic line model simulated with Langevin molecular dynamics. The lines are driven perpendicular to the planes to model the effect of an electric current applied parallel to the planes and perpendicular to the magnetic field. A study of the long-time non-equilibrium steady states for varying sample orientation and thickness reveals a rich collection of dynamical regimes spanning the depinning crossover region that separates the pinned and moving-lattice states of vortex matter. We observe the emergence of a preferred direction for the ordering of the Abrikosov lattice in the free-flowing vortex regime due to asymmetric pinning by the planar defects. We have performed novel direct measurements of flux line excitations such as half-loops and double kinks to aid the characterization of the topologically rich flux flow profile.

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Journal Title

European Physical Journal B

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Journal ISSN

1434-6028
1434-6036

Volume Title

91

Publisher

Springer

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