{"title":"Vortex penetration along twin boundaries in pristine and proton-irradiated FeSe","authors":"Tong Ren, Yue Sun, Francesco Laviano, Ryousuke Sakagami, Zhi Xiang Shi, Tsuyoshi Tamegai","doi":"10.1103/physrevmaterials.8.084806","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Below <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"><mrow><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">s</mi></msub><mo>∼</mo><mn>90</mn><mspace width=\"0.28em\"></mspace><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">K</mi></mrow></math>, single-crystal FeSe undergoes a structural phase transition coinciding with the emergence of lattice domain boundaries, termed twin boundaries. Polarized-light microscopy validated the presence of twin boundaries in pristine FeSe and indicated the existence of extensive microsized twining in proton-irradiated FeSe. In twinned FeSe, vortex penetration displays a fractal, mazelike pattern, likely guided by these twin domains. We speculate substantial microtwinning in the proton-irradiation crystals, yet macroscopic twin boundaries persist as primary conduits for vortex motion.","PeriodicalId":20545,"journal":{"name":"Physical Review Materials","volume":"180 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Physical Review Materials","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.8.084806","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Below , single-crystal FeSe undergoes a structural phase transition coinciding with the emergence of lattice domain boundaries, termed twin boundaries. Polarized-light microscopy validated the presence of twin boundaries in pristine FeSe and indicated the existence of extensive microsized twining in proton-irradiated FeSe. In twinned FeSe, vortex penetration displays a fractal, mazelike pattern, likely guided by these twin domains. We speculate substantial microtwinning in the proton-irradiation crystals, yet macroscopic twin boundaries persist as primary conduits for vortex motion.
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Physical Review Materials is a new broad-scope international journal for the multidisciplinary community engaged in research on materials. It is intended to fill a gap in the family of existing Physical Review journals that publish materials research. This field has grown rapidly in recent years and is increasingly being carried out in a way that transcends conventional subject boundaries. The journal was created to provide a common publication and reference source to the expanding community of physicists, materials scientists, chemists, engineers, and researchers in related disciplines that carry out high-quality original research in materials. It will share the same commitment to the high quality expected of all APS publications.