Multiple-quanta vortices at columnar defects

1 May 1993

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B

Vol. 47 (17) , 11416-11419
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.47.11416

Abstract

The possibility of the formation of multiple-quanta vortices on columnar defects (CD’s) produced by ion irradiation is discussed. It is shown that the upper-critical field for localized superconductivity near CD’s depends nonmonotonously on the CD radius.

Keywords

QUANTA VORTICES
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
NONMONOTONOUSLY
POSSIBILITY
RADIUS
COLUMNAR DEFECTS

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