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We observe a sequence of field-driven FLL structure transitions, the detailed physics of which can be broadly described in terms of field-induced non-locality, the potency of which is perhaps increased by the anisotropy of the order-parameter. The heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn\\(_5\\) exhibits an exotic ground state that combines unconventional superconductivity with strong paramagnetism. With H || c, these properties contribute towards both a rich FLL structure phase diagram, and new behaviour of the FLL form factor. Most notably, we observe the form factor to increase with field, in strong contrast to the monotonic decrease expected from predictions made using more conventional theories. These results can be qualitatively described by calculations made within the framework of the quasiclassical Eilenberger theory, which indicate the increase in the form factor as due to field-induced Pauli paramagnetic effects which manifest most strongly within the flux line cores.","abstract_html":"Small-angle neutron scattering has been used to study the flux line lattice (FLL) in the \\(d\\)-wave superconductors YBa<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>2</sub></span>Cu<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>3</sub></span>O<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>7</sub></span> and CeCoIn<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>5</sub></span>. Our studies on the High-<span class=\"etd-inline-math\">T<sub>c</sub></span> superconductor YBa<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>2</sub></span>Cu<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>3</sub></span>O<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>7</sub></span> were carried out using a twin-free sample, and we present the first observations of the intrinsic FLL structure in this material, with a magnetic field applied parallel to the crystal c-axis (H || c). We observe a sequence of field-driven FLL structure transitions, the detailed physics of which can be broadly described in terms of field-induced non-locality, the potency of which is perhaps increased by the anisotropy of the order-parameter. The heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn<span class=\"etd-inline-math\"><sub>5</sub></span> exhibits an exotic ground state that combines unconventional superconductivity with strong paramagnetism. With H || c, these properties contribute towards both a rich FLL structure phase diagram, and new behaviour of the FLL form factor. Most notably, we observe the form factor to increase with field, in strong contrast to the monotonic decrease expected from predictions made using more conventional theories. These results can be qualitatively described by calculations made within the framework of the quasiclassical Eilenberger theory, which indicate the increase in the form factor as due to field-induced Pauli paramagnetic effects which manifest most strongly within the flux line cores.","abstract_has_math":true,"creators":["White, Jonathan Stuart"],"institution":"University of Birmingham","degree_name":"d_ph","degree_level":"d_ph","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2009,"date_issued":"2009-12","date_published":"2009-12","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:10:50Z","subjects":["QC Physics"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/319/2/Decl_IS_White09PhD.jpg","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.sponsor","label":"Sponsor","values":["epsrc"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["White, Jonathan Stuart"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2009-12-11"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2009-12"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["College of Engineering & Physical Sciences","School of Physics and Astronomy"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Birmingham"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/319/"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["d_ph"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["d_ph"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["QC Physics"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/319/2/Decl_IS_White09PhD.jpg","http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/319/1/JSWhite_final_thesis.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Small-angle neutron scattering has been used to study the flux line lattice (FLL) in the \\(d\\)-wave superconductors YBa\\(_2\\)Cu\\(_3\\)O\\(_7\\) and CeCoIn\\(_5\\). 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