Effects of vortex and antivortex excitations in underdoped Bi${}_2$Sr${}_2$Ca${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{10+\delta }$ bulk single crystals

Abstract

The observance of vortex and anti-vortex effects in bulk crystals can prove the existence of phase-disordered superconductivity in the bulk. To gain insights into the mechanisms that govern superconducting transition in copper oxide high-transition temperature ($T_c$) superconductors, this study investigated the transport properties of underdoped Bi${}_2$Sr${}_2$Ca${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{10+\delta }$ (Bi-2223) bulk single crystals.The $I$-$V$ characteristics results and the typical tailing behavior owing to the temperature dependence of in-plane resistivity (${\rho }_{ab}$) were consistent with the Kosterlitz-Thouless (KT) transition characteristics. Thus, with increasing temperature, copper oxide high-$T_c$ superconductors transitioned to their normal state owing to destruction of their phase correlations, although a finite Cooper pair density was prevalent at $T_c$. Further, magnetization measurements were performed to determine the temperature dependence of the irreversible magnetic field $B_{irr}$. Consequently, the mechanism governing the KT transition-like superconducting transition in this bulk system was elucidated. These results support the extreme strong-coupling models for high-$T_c$ superconductivity in cuprates.

14 pages, 11 figures, revised according to the referees'comments

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