Single Vortex Resolution Imaging of the Flux Front in a YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$ Single Crystal
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Abstract
We have imaged the vortex state in an optimally doped, detwinned YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$ single crystal, using magnetic force microscopy (MFM). The structure of the flux front, the boundary between vortices and anti-vortices, is studied with single vortex resolution, as it evolves with applied magnetic field. We find the front to be corrugated on a scale of several microns. On a smaller scale, the front is composed of alternating ``fingers'' of vortices and anti-vortices. We also observe stable vortex-antivortex pairs.
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Authors
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Lan Luan
Stanford University
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O. M. Auslaender
Stanford University
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K. A. Moler
Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford University
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Douglas Bonn
University of British Columbia, Univ. of British Columbia
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Ruixing Liang
University of British Columbia, Univ. of British Columbia
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Walter Hardy
University of British Columbia, Univ. of British Columbia