Elastic theory for the vortex-lattice melting in iron-based high-Tc superconductors

Abstract

The vortex-lattice melting transitions in two typical iron-based high-Tc superconductor $Ba(F{e}_{1-x}C{o}_x{)}_{2}A{s}_2$ (122-type) and$Nd(O_{1-x}{F}_x)FeAs$ (1111-type) for magnetic fields both parallel and perpendicular to the anisotropy axis are studied within the elastic theory. Using the parameters from experiments, the vortex-lattice melting lines in the H-T diagram are located systematically by various groups of Lindemann numbers. It is observed that the theoretical result for the vortex melting on $Ba(F{e}_{1-x}C{o}_x{)}_{2}A{s}_2$ for parallel fields agrees well the recent experimental data. The future experimental results for the vortex melting can be compared with the present theoretical prediction by tuning reasonable Lindemann numbers.

10 pages, 5 figures

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