Modulation instability of the order parameter in thin-film superconductors with edge barrier

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作者
Vodolazov, DY [1 ]
Maksimov, IL
Brandt, EH
机构
[1] Nizhny Novgorod Univ, Nizhnii Novgorod 603600, Russia
[2] Max Planck Inst Met Forsch, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 48卷 / 03期
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10.1209/epl/i1999-00483-y
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The influence of the ideal edge barrier on the entry of vortices and on the magnetization curve of a thin superconducting film is studied within Ginzburg-Landau theory. A modulation instability of the superconducting order parameter is predicted to occur at the film edges when the longitudinal component of the kinematic momentum reaches a critical value at the edges. Successive instabilities lead to a sequence of vortex-chain entry fields and to a serrated structure in the magnetization curve.
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