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Main Authors: Yuan, Mengju, Zhang, Yugang, Zhu, Ying, Gao, Jingchun, Wang, Aifeng, He, Mingquan, Ge, Jun-Yi, Chai, Yisheng
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17333
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author Yuan, Mengju
Zhang, Yugang
Zhu, Ying
Gao, Jingchun
Wang, Aifeng
He, Mingquan
Ge, Jun-Yi
Chai, Yisheng
author_facet Yuan, Mengju
Zhang, Yugang
Zhu, Ying
Gao, Jingchun
Wang, Aifeng
He, Mingquan
Ge, Jun-Yi
Chai, Yisheng
contents The dynamics of phase boundaries, such as superconducting/normal (S/N) interfaces in type-I superconductors, are typically obscured in conventional magnetic measurements, which are dominated by surface barriers and over-damped flux processes. Here, we employ ac magnetostriction as a sensitive probe to reveal the distinct bulk dynamics of these domain walls in the intermediate state of lead. In contrast to the Debye-type relaxation observed in magnetic susceptibility, we discover a pronounced quasiresonant response characterized by a sign reversal of the imaginary component and a non-monotonic evolution of the real part with frequency. We attribute this behavior to the collective oscillations of S/N interfaces driven by eddy currents generated within the normal domains. This work uncovers a fundamental dynamical channel in superconducting modulated phases and establishes ac magnetostrictive coefficient as a powerful tool for probing hidden interface physics.
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spellingShingle Collective Resonance of Superconducting/Normal Domain Walls in the Intermediate State of type-I superconductor
Yuan, Mengju
Zhang, Yugang
Zhu, Ying
Gao, Jingchun
Wang, Aifeng
He, Mingquan
Ge, Jun-Yi
Chai, Yisheng
Superconductivity
The dynamics of phase boundaries, such as superconducting/normal (S/N) interfaces in type-I superconductors, are typically obscured in conventional magnetic measurements, which are dominated by surface barriers and over-damped flux processes. Here, we employ ac magnetostriction as a sensitive probe to reveal the distinct bulk dynamics of these domain walls in the intermediate state of lead. In contrast to the Debye-type relaxation observed in magnetic susceptibility, we discover a pronounced quasiresonant response characterized by a sign reversal of the imaginary component and a non-monotonic evolution of the real part with frequency. We attribute this behavior to the collective oscillations of S/N interfaces driven by eddy currents generated within the normal domains. This work uncovers a fundamental dynamical channel in superconducting modulated phases and establishes ac magnetostrictive coefficient as a powerful tool for probing hidden interface physics.
title Collective Resonance of Superconducting/Normal Domain Walls in the Intermediate State of type-I superconductor
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17333