Publication
Title
Vortex matter in oblate mesoscopic superconductors with a hole: broken symmetry vortex states and multi-vortex entry
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Abstract
Using three-dimensional (3D) numerical discretization of the GinzburgLandau (GL) equations, we investigate the superconducting state of a sphere with a piercing hole in the presence of a magnetic field. In the case of samples with central perforation, in axially applied homogeneous magnetic field, we realized unconventional vortex states of broken symmetry due to complex, 3D competing interactions, which depend on the GL parameter ê. For certain sizes of the sample, non-hysteretic multi-vortex entry and exit is predicted with the non-existence of some vorticities as stable states. In a tilted magnetic field, we studied the gradual transformation of 3D flux patterns into 1D vortex chains, where vortices align along the perforation, and the evolvement of the multi-vortex entry as well. We analyze the flux-guiding ability of the hole in a tilted field, which leads to fractional flux response in magnetization M(H) curves.
Language
English
Source (journal)
New journal of physics / Institute of Physics [Londen]; German Physical Society. - Bristol
Publication
Bristol : 2009
ISSN
1367-2630
DOI
10.1088/1367-2630/11/1/013020
Volume/pages
11 (2009) , p. 013020,1-013020,21
ISI
000262932500003
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
CalcUA as central calculation facility: supporting core facilities.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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