Abstract
We study the vortex phase diagram of the single-layer (Bi2201) superconductor by means of bulk magnetization measurements on high-quality oxygen-overdoped crystals. In striking contrast with the results found in the moderately doped two- and three-layer Bi-based cuprates, Bi2201 exhibits a strong temperature-dependent second-peak effect. By means of measurements of the in-plane and out-of-plane first-penetration field we provide direct evidence that this phenomenon is mainly associated to an increase in the electromagnetic anisotropy on warming. The effect of oxygen-doping on the vortex phase diagram results in both the irreversibility and second-peak lines shifting to higher temperatures and fields. This enhanced stability of the Bragg glass phase suggests that the interlayer coupling between Cu-O layers increases with . In addition, we found that the critical temperature follows the parabolic relation with the number of holes per Cu-O plane that holds for most single- and two-layer cuprates.
2 More- Received 2 September 2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.144517
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