Phase and vortex correlations in superconducting Josephson-junction arrays at irrational magnetic frustration.
Phase coherence and vortex order in a Josephson-junction array at irrational frustration are studied by extensive Monte Carlo simulations using the parallel-tempering method. A scaling analysis of the correlation length of phase variables in the full equilibrated system shows that the critical temperature vanishes with a power-law divergent correlation length and critical exponent nuph, in agreement with recent results from resistivity scaling analysis. A similar scaling analysis for vortex variables reveals a different critical exponent nuv, suggesting that there are two distinct correlation lengths associated with a decoupled zero-temperature phase transition.
Granato
Enzo
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Laboratório Associado de Sensores e Materiais, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12245-970 São José dos Campos, SP Brazil.