Ginzburg-Landau theory: A powerful tool to study vortex matter in nanostructured superconductors

Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

Volumn 19, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Moshchalkov, Victor V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CONDENSATES; MAGNETIC FLUX; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

FLUX CONFINEMENT; GINZBURG-LANDAU (GL) THEORY; NANOSTRUCTURED SUPERCONDUCTORS; VORTEX PATTERNS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 33845967068     PISSN: 15571939     EISSN: 15571947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10948-006-0180-9     Document Type: Article

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