Flux pinning in superconducting multilayer 2H-NbSe2 nano-step junction by Minseong Kwon, Mingi Kim, Yoonji Gong, Heeyeon Lee, Young Duck Kim

“…The interplay between supercurrent and Ohmic dissipation in a type-II superconductor is dictated by vortex motion and the robustness of vortex pinning forces. …”
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Pinning in High-Tc Superconductors by Ernst Helmut Brandt

“…Magnetic flux can penetrate a type-II superconductor in the form of flux-lines or Abrikosov vortices, each of which carry a quantum of flux and arrange in a more or less regular triangular lattice. …”
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Necklacelike Pattern of Vortex Bound States by Zhiyong Hou, Kailun Chen, Wenshan Hong, Da Wang, Wen Duan, Huan Yang, Shiliang Li, Huiqian Luo, Qiang-Hua Wang, Tao Xiang, Hai-Hu Wen

“…A vortex is a topological defect in the superconducting condensate when a magnetic field is applied to a type-II superconductor, as elucidated by the Ginzburg-Landau theory. …”
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