Reducing vortex density in superconductors using the 'ratchet effect'

Nature

Volumn 400, Issue 6742, 1999, Pages 337-340

  Lee, C S ^a   Janko B ^b   Derenyl I ^c   Barabasi A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; VORTEX FLOW;

LOW TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; RACHET EFFECTS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTOR; DEVICE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0033595268     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/22485     Document Type: Article

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