Nucleation and dynamics of vortices in type-II superconductors
Description:
The one- and two-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau equations are numerically integrated in a slab geometry, which is appropriate for comparison to experimental work done on films. When two-dimensional variations become energetically favorable, a vortex is found to nucleate and move to the center of the film with the Gibbs free energy decreasing during the process. An important process by which the energy is lowered during this nucleation procedure is found to be the savings in condensation energy ari…
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Date:
March 1, 1977
Creator:
Balley, R. E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department