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Second generation of vortex-antivortex states in mesoscopic superconductors: stabilization by artificial pinning
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Abstract
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| Antagonistic symmetries of superconducting polygons and their induced multivortex states in a homogeneous magnetic field may lead to the appearance of antivortices in the vicinity of the superconducting/normal-state boundary (where mesoscopic confinement is particularly strong). Resulting vortex-antivortex (V-Av) molecules match the sample symmetry but are extremely sensitive to defects and fluctuations and remain undetected experimentally. Here we show that V-Av states can reappear deep in the superconducting state due to an array of perforations in a polygonal setting, surrounding a central hole. Such states are no longer caused by the symmetry of the sample but rather by pinning itself, which prevents the vortex-antivortex annihilation. As a result, even micron size, clearly spaced V-Av molecules can be stabilized in large mesoscopic samples. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Physical review : B : solid state. - Lancaster, Pa, 1970 - 1978
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Publication
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Lancaster, Pa
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2009
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0556-2805
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79
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(2009)
, p. 174508,1-174508,5
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000266501100098
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Full text (open access)
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