Vortices in high-performance high-temperature superconductors

WK Kwok, U Welp, A Glatz, AE Koshelev… - Reports on Progress …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The behavior of vortex matter in high-temperature superconductors (HTS) controls the entire
electromagnetic response of the material, including its current carrying capacity. Here, we …

Neutron stars in the laboratory

V Graber, N Andersson, M Hogg - International Journal of Modern …, 2017 - World Scientific
Neutron stars are astrophysical laboratories of many extremes of physics. Their rich
phenomenology provides insights into the state and composition of matter at densities which …

Challenges and transformative opportunities in superconductor vortex physics

S Eley, A Glatz, R Willa - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In superconductors, the motion of vortices introduces unwanted dissipation that is disruptive
to applications. Fortunately, material defects can immobilize vortices, acting as vortex …

Toward superconducting critical current by design

IA Sadovskyy, Y Jia, M Leroux, J Kwon, H Hu… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2015 - arxiv.org
We present the new paradigm of critical current by design. Analogous to materials by
design, it aims at predicting the optimal defect landscape in a superconductor for targeted …

Strong-pinning regimes by spherical inclusions in anisotropic type-II superconductors

R Willa, AE Koshelev, IA Sadovskyy… - … Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The current-carrying capacity of type-II superconductors is decisively determined by how
well material defect structures can immobilize vortex lines. In order to gain deeper insights …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving optimal magnetic flux expulsion of a Nb3Sn superconducting radio-frequency cavity via spatial temperature gradient

A He, XN Hu - Physics Letters A, 2023 - Elsevier
The trapped magnetic flux leads to residual resistance, thereby reducing the quality factor of
the superconducting cavity and affecting its power consumption. It has been experimentally …

Stable implicit numerical algorithm of time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau theory coupled with thermal effect for vortex behaviors in hybrid superconductor systems

QY Wang, C Xue - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Hybrid multi-superconducting structures exist in a variety of superconducting devices, such
as superconductor–insulator–superconductor multilayer structure in superconducting radio …

Optimization of vortex pinning by nanoparticles using simulations of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model

AE Koshelev, IA Sadovskyy, CL Phillips, A Glatz - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Incorporating nanoparticles into superconducting materials has emerged as an efficient
route to enhance their current-carrying capability. However, a thorough understanding of …

Improving critical current density of Nb3Sn by optimizing pinning potential of grain boundary and grain size

HX Ren, C Xue - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Improving critical current density of Nb3Sn by optimizing pinning potential of grain boundary
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Effects of defects and surface roughness on the vortex penetration and vortex dynamics in superconductor–insulator–superconductor multilayer structures exposed to …

QY Wang, C Xue, C Dong… - … Science and Technology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Vortex penetration and vortex dynamics are significantly important to superconducting
devices, for example, the superconducting cavities, since vortex motions will create …