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We show that a magnetic strip on top of a superconducting strip magnetized in a specified direction may considerably enhance the critical current in the sample. At fixed magnetization of the magnet we observed diode effect - the value of…
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Border indentations in non-linear conductors, such as superconducting thin films in the creep regime, alter the distribution of currents and magnetic fields near and far from the indentation. One of such disturbances are the discontinuity…
We obtain an almost complete understanding of the mean-field phase diagram of the two-dimensional Hubbard model on a square lattice with a sizable next-nearest neighbor hopping and a moderate interaction strength. In particular, we clarify…
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