Confinement effects on intermediate state flux patterns in mesoscopic type-I superconductors
Superconductivity
2012-02-15 v1
Abstract
Intermediate state (IS) flux structures in mesoscopic type-I superconductors are investigated within the Ginzburg-Landau theory. In addition to well-established tubular and laminar structures, the strong confinement leads to the formation of (i) a phase of singly quantized vortices, which is typical for type-II superconductors and (ii) a ring of a normal domain at equilibrium. The stability region and the formation process of these IS flux structures are strongly influenced by the geometry of the sample.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.5366,
title = {Confinement effects on intermediate state flux patterns in mesoscopic type-I superconductors},
author = {G. R. Berdiyorov and A. D. Hernandez and F. M. Peeters},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5366},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures