Field dependent coherence length in the superclean, high-kappa superconductor CeCoIn5

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Sep 22;97(12):127001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.127001. Epub 2006 Sep 21.

Abstract

Using small-angle neutron scattering, we have studied the flux-line lattice (FLL) in the superclean, high-kappa superconductor CeCoIn5. The FLL undergoes a first-order symmetry and reorientation transition at approximately 0.55 T at 50 mK. In addition, the FLL form factor in this material is found to be independent of the applied magnetic field, in striking contrast to the exponential decrease usually observed in superconductors. This result is consistent with a strongly field-dependent coherence length, proportional to the vortex separation.