Aharonov-Bohm effect on charge density wave (CDW) moving through columnar defects in NbSe3

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作者
Latyshev, YI [1 ]
Laborde, O [1 ]
Monceau, P [1 ]
Klaumunzer, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV GRENOBLE 1, CTR RECH TRES BASSES TEMP, CNRS, F-38042 GRENOBLE 9, FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.919
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O4 [物理学];
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The presence of columnar defects (CDs) in NbSe3 is shown to induce oscillations in the nonlinear charge density wave (CDW) conductivity as a function of magnetic field, when the field is oriented parallel to the axes of the defects. The period of oscillation corresponds to a change in the magnetic field flux in each CD by an amount phi(0) = hc/2e, the superconducting flux quantum. This result is considered as the collective response of the moving CDW to Aharonov-Bohm flux trapped inside the CDs.
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