Peak effect in the vortex state of V$_3$Si: a study of history   dependence
  We present results of transport properties measurement on a single crystal of V$_3$Si showing distinct signature of peak-effect in its vortex state. The field variation of the electrical resistance in the flux-line lattice prepared by different experimental path, namely zero field cooling (ZFC) and field cooling (FC), shows a distinct path dependence in the vicinity of the peak-effect regime. In the field cooled state, small cycling of magnetic field modifies the resistance drastically around the peak-effect regime, highlighting the metastable nature of that state in the concerned regime. 
Sujeet Chaudhary, A. K. Rajarajan, Kanwal Jeet Singh, S. B. Roy and P.   Chaddah