A possible mechanism for the peak effect in type II superconductors
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine
- Vol. 19 (158), 217-220
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786436908217779
Abstract
As H c2 is approached the rigidity of the flux-line lattice falls to zero more rapidly than the pinning strength of inhomogeneities. This allows the flux lattice to conform more readily to the configuration that locks it to the inhomogeneous structure, so that the maximum resistanceless current is increased. An idealized model gives an estimate of the height of the current peak in order-of-magnitude agreement with what has been observed.Keywords
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