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Vortex shear effects in layered superconductors

Superconductivity 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

Motivated by recent transport and magnetization measurements in BSCCO samples [B. Khaykovich et. al., Phys. Rev. B 61, R9261 (2000)], we present a simple macroscopic model describing effects of inhomogeneous current distribution and shear in a layered superconductor. Parameters of the model are deduced from a microscopic calculation. Our model accounts for the strong current non-linearities and the re-entrant temperature dependence observed in the experiment.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0209286,
  title  = {Vortex shear effects in layered superconductors},
  author = {V. Braude and A. Stern},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0209286},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. B