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

TL;DR

This paper develops an elastic theory to predict vortex-lattice melting lines in iron-based high-Tc superconductors, aligning well with experimental data and providing a basis for future experimental validation.

Contribution

The paper introduces a systematic elastic theory approach to locate vortex-lattice melting lines in iron-based superconductors using experimental parameters.

Findings

Theoretical vortex melting lines agree with experimental data for Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_{x})_{2}As_{2}.

The model predicts vortex melting behavior for different magnetic field orientations.

Future experiments can validate the theory by tuning Lindemann numbers.

Abstract

The vortex-lattice melting transitions in two typical iron-based high-Tc superconductor $Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_{x})_{2}As_{2}$ (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 $Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_{x})_{2}As_{2}$ 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.