Coexistence of two flux-line species in superconducting slabs

L. L. Daemen, L. J. Campbell, A. Yu Simonov, V. G. Kogan

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Abstract

Within the London approximation, we show that in anisotropic, strongly type II superconducting slabs two ''species'' of vortices can coexist simultaneously when the external magnetic field is applied at an angle with respect to the crystal principal axes. Simple thermodynamic arguments are used to prove that the appropriate thermodynamic potential is minimum when some of the vortices lie parallel to the c axis while others lie at an angle with respect to the c axis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2948-2951
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume70
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

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