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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3067-3070 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
We present a detailed investigation of the growth of the superconducting phase in a magnetic field. For type-I superconductors, the planar normal-superconductor interface is dynamically unstable. In the nucleation regime this feature leads to interface motion similar to that found in the solid-liquid transition. In the spinodal regime the spinodal growth proceeds by a sequence of phase-slip processes, unique to a system with a complex order parameter. In type-II superconductors, vortex absorption stabilizes a planar interface, despite the negative surface tension.
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In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 66, No. 23, 10.06.1991, p. 3067-3070.
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T1 - Flux dynamics and the growth of the superconducting phase
AU - Frahm, Holger
AU - Ullah, Salman
AU - Dorsey, Alan T.
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N2 - We present a detailed investigation of the growth of the superconducting phase in a magnetic field. For type-I superconductors, the planar normal-superconductor interface is dynamically unstable. In the nucleation regime this feature leads to interface motion similar to that found in the solid-liquid transition. In the spinodal regime the spinodal growth proceeds by a sequence of phase-slip processes, unique to a system with a complex order parameter. In type-II superconductors, vortex absorption stabilizes a planar interface, despite the negative surface tension.
AB - We present a detailed investigation of the growth of the superconducting phase in a magnetic field. For type-I superconductors, the planar normal-superconductor interface is dynamically unstable. In the nucleation regime this feature leads to interface motion similar to that found in the solid-liquid transition. In the spinodal regime the spinodal growth proceeds by a sequence of phase-slip processes, unique to a system with a complex order parameter. In type-II superconductors, vortex absorption stabilizes a planar interface, despite the negative surface tension.
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