Evidence for a Square-Square Vortex Lattice Transition in a High- Tc Cuprate Superconductor

D. J. Campbell, M. Frachet, S. Benhabib, I. Gilmutdinov, C. Proust, T. Kurosawa, N. Momono, M. Oda, M. Horio, K. Kramer, J. Chang, M. Ichioka, D. Leboeuf

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Abstract

Using sound velocity and attenuation measurements in high magnetic fields, we identify a new transition in the vortex lattice state of La2-xSrxCuO4. The transition, observed in magnetic fields exceeding 35 T and temperatures far below zero field Tc, is detected in the compression modulus of the vortex lattice, at a doping level of x=p=0.17. Our theoretical analysis based on Eilenberger's theory of the vortex lattice shows that the transition corresponds to the long-sought 45° rotation of the square vortex lattice, predicted to occur in d-wave superconductors near a van Hove singularity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number067001
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume129
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 5 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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