Second Magnetization Peak at low fields due to thermomagnetic flux-jump instability

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Kopelevich, Y ^a,b   Esquinazi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIZATION; METALLIC FILMS; NIOBIUM; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS;

SECOND MAGNETIZATION PEAK (SMP); THERMOMAGNETIC FLUX-JUMP INSTABILITY; UPPER CRITICAL FIELD BOUNDARY;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0032179067     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022550402807     Document Type: Article

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