Current-voltage characteristics and vortex dynamics in highly underdoped La${}_{2-x}$Sr${}_x$CuO${}_4$

Abstract

The temperature dependence of the nonlinear current-voltage ($I$-$V$) characteristics in highly underdoped La${}_{2-x}$Sr${}_x$CuO${}_4$ ($x=0.07$ and 0.08) thick films has been studied in both zero and perpendicular magnetic fields $H$. Power-law behavior of $V(I)$ is found for both $H=0$ and $H\ne 0$. The critical current $I_c$ was extracted, and its temperature and magnetic field dependences were studied in detail. The Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless physics dominates the nonlinear $I$-$V$ near the superconducting transition at $H=0$, and it continues to contribute up to a characteristic temperature $T_x(H)$. Nonlinear $I$-$V$ persists up to an even higher temperature $T_h(H)$ due to the depinning of vortices.

4 pages, 4 figures; Superstripes 2015 conference

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