Vortex Phase Diagram of Crossing-Lattices State in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y.

Abstract Phase diagram of a novel vortex state realized under tilted fields, crossing-lattices state, is extensively studied using Hall probe magnetometry. Precise measurements of angular dependence of second magnetization peak and the vortex penetration fields clarify the transition from the tilted lattice state to the crossing-lattices state. Under large tilted magnetic fields, irreversible magnetization and AC local permeability show several anomalies. With all these observations we construct a phase diagram identifying three boundaries with nearly constant c-axis fields and one with nearly constant in-plane field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]