Peak effect in superconductors: Absence of phase transition and possibility of jamming in vortex matter

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1995-2009

  Chandran, Mahesh ^a,b  

^a Pvt Ltd #122 ^*  (India)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Critical current; Peak effect; Type II superconductor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PHASE TRANSITION; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 20944449838     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217979205029699     Document Type: Article

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