Free flux flow in two single crystals of V$_{3}$Si with slightly different pinning strengths
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Abstract
Results of recent measurements on two very clean, single-crystal samples of the A15 superconductor V$_{3}$Si are presented. Magnetization and transport data already confirmed the ``clean'' quality of both samples, as manifested by: (i) high residual resistivity ratio, (ii) very low critical current densities, and (iii) a ``peak'' effect in the field dependence of critical current. The (H,T) phase line for this peak effect is shifted in the slightly ``dirtier'' sample, which consequently also has higher critical current density J$_{c}$(H). High-current Lorentz forces are applied on mixed-state vortices in order to induce the highly ordered free flux flow (FFF) phase, using the same methods as in previous work. A traditional model by Bardeen and Stephen (BS) predicts a simple field dependence of flux flow resistivity $\rho _{f}$(H), presuming a field-independent flux core size. A model by Kogan and Zelezhina (KZ) takes core size into account, and predict a clear deviation from BS. In this study, $\rho _{f}$(H) is confirmed to be consistent with predictions of KZ, as will be discussed.
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Authors
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O. Gafarov
University of South Alabama
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A.A. Gapud
University of South Alabama
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S. Moraes
University of South Alabama
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J.R. Thompson
University of Tennesse and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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D.K. Christen
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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A.P. Reyes
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory