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Small-angle neutron scattering measurements of the vortex lattice in CaC6

R. Cubitt, J. S. White, M. Laver, M. R. Eskildsen, C. D. Dewhurst, D. McK. Paul, A. J. Crichton, M. Ellerby, C. Howard, Z. Kurban, and F. Norris
Phys. Rev. B 75, 140516(R) – Published 27 April 2007

Abstract

Small-angle neutron scattering has been applied to study the vortex lattice in the intercalated graphite superconductor CaC6 (Tc=11.3K). Scattering from the vortex lattice is in the form of a ring, most likely reflecting the absence of in-plane orientational order of the pyrolitic graphene planes. The temperature and field dependence of the scattered intensity allows the in-plane zero temperature value of the coherence length [ξ=350(25)Å] and the London penetration depth [λ=500(30)Å] to be estimated. Measurements with the applied field at 70° to the c axis directly reveal the penetration depth anisotropy, γλ=5.1(4), which, unlike MgB2, is equal to the anisotropy of the coherence length deduced from magnetization measurements. The orientation of the vortex lattice is fixed relative to the rotation axis of the crystal as predicted by anisotropic London theory.

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  • Received 8 January 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.75.140516

©2007 American Physical Society

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R. Cubitt1, J. S. White1, M. Laver1, M. R. Eskildsen2, C. D. Dewhurst1, D. McK. Paul3, A. J. Crichton3, M. Ellerby4, C. Howard4, Z. Kurban4, and F. Norris4

  • 1Institut Laue Langevin, 6 Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
  • 3Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
  • 4Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WCIE 6BT, United Kingdom

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Vol. 75, Iss. 14 — 1 April 2007

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