Static and dynamic properties of vortex structures under the influence of weak periodic pinning potentials

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 341-348, Issue PART 3, 2000, Pages 969-972

  De La Cruz, F ^a   Menghini, M ^b   Fasano, Yanina ^b  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; MELTING; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; VORTEX FLOW;

BITTER TECHNIQUE; FIRST ORDER VORTEX MELTING TRANSITION; VORTEX STRUCTURES; WEAK PERIODIC PINNING POTENTIALS;

OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0343396770     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(00)00754-1     Document Type: Article

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