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Ordered states and structural transitions in a system of Abrikosov vortices with periodic pinning

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A system of Abrikosov vortices in a quasi-two-dimensional HTSC plate is considered for various periodic lattices of pinning centers. The magnetization and equilibrium configurations of the vortex density for various values of external magnetic field and temperature are calculated using the Monte Carlo method. It is found that the interaction of the vortex system with the periodic lattice of pinning centers leads to the formation of various ordered vortex states through which the vortex system passes upon an increase or a decrease in the magnetic field. It is shown that ordered vortex states, as well as magnetic field screening processes, are responsible for the emergence of clearly manifested peaks on the magnetization curves. Extended pinning centers and the effect of multiple trapping of vortices on the behavior of magnetization are considered. Melting and crystallization of the vortex system under the periodic pinning conditions are investigated. It is found that the vortex system can crystallize upon heating in the case of periodic pinning.

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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 123, No. 6, 2003, pp. 1212–1226.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2003 by Zyubin, Rudnev, Kashurnikov.

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Zyubin, M.V., Rudnev, I.A. & Kashurnikov, V.A. Ordered states and structural transitions in a system of Abrikosov vortices with periodic pinning. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 96, 1065–1077 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1591218

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