Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2006-07-20
Phys. Rev. B 74, 064506 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
6 pages, 6 figures, accepted to Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.74.064506
Magneto-optical imaging was used to observe flux dendrites with opposite polarities simultaneously penetrate superconducting, ring-shaped MgB$_2$ films. By applying a perpendicular magnetic field, branching dendritic structures nucleate at the outer edge and abruptly propagate deep into the rings. When these structures reach close to the inner edge, where flux with opposite polarity has penetrated the superconductor, they occasionally trigger anti-flux dendrites. These anti-dendrites do not branch, but instead trace the triggering dendrite in the backward direction. Two trigger mechanisms, a non-local magnetic and a local thermal, are considered as possible explanations for this unexpected behaviour. Increasing the applied field further, the rings are perforated by dendrites which carry flux to the center hole. Repeated perforations lead to a reversed field profile and new features of dendrite activity when the applied field is subsequently reduced.
Choi Eun-Mi
Falnes Olsen Age Andreas
Johansen Tom Henning
Kim Hyun Jung
Lee Hyun-Sook
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