Change of surface critical current in the surface superconductivity and mixed states of superconducting Niobium
arXiv:1609.07340 · doi:10.1088/0953-2048/30/1/015009
Abstract
A systematic study of irreversible magnetization was performed in bulk Niobium after different surface treatments. Starting with smooth surfaces and abrading them, a strong increase of the critical current is observed up an apparent limiting value. An impressive change of the critical current is also observed in the surface superconductivity (SSC) state, reaching values of the same order of magnitude as in the mixed state. We explain also the observation of strong SSC for magnetic field perpendicular to larges facets in terms of nucleation of SC along bumps of a corrugated surface.
arXiv commentAccepted for publication in Superconducing Science and Technology
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