Nucleation and Collapse of the Superconducting Phase in Type-I Superconducting Films

Details Nucleation and Collapse of the Superconducting Phase in Type-I Superconducting Films Nucleation and Collapse of the Superconducting Phase in Type-I Superconducting Films

2005-11-03

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511083v1

Physical review letters 96 (2006) 087002

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.087002

The phase transition between the intermediate and normal states in type-I superconducting films is investigated using magneto-optical imaging. Magnetic hysteresis with different transition fields for collapse and nucleation of superconducting domains is found. This is accompanied by topological hysteresis characterized by the collapse of circular domains and the appearance of lamellar domains. Magnetic hysteresis is shown to arise from supercooled and superheated states. Domain-shape instability resulting from long-range magnetic interaction accounts well for topological hysteresis. Connection with similar effects in systems with long-range magnetic interactions is emphasized.

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