Two-Phase Regime in the Magnetic Field-Temperature Phase Diagram of a Type-II Superconductor
Adams, L. L. A. · Halterman, Klaus · Valls, Oriol T. · Goldman, A. M.
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The magnetic field and temperature dependencies of the magnetic moments of superconducting crystals of V₃Si have been studied. In a constant magnetic field and at temperatures somewhat below the superconducting transition temperature, the moments are hysteretic in temperature. However the magnetic moment-magnetic field isotherms are reversible and exhibit features that formally resemble the pressure-volume isotherms of the liquid-gas transition. This suggests the existence of a first-order phase transition, a two-phase regime, and a critical point in the superconducting phase diagram. The entropy change, determined from the data using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, is consistent with estimates based on the difference in the vortex densities of the two phases.
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