Self-generated magnetic flux in YBa${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{7-x}$ grain boundaries

Abstract

Grain boundaries in YBa${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{7-x}$ superconducting films are considered as Josephson junctions with a critical current density $j_c(x)$ alternating along the junction. A self-generated magnetic flux is treated both analytically and numerically for an almost periodic distribution of $j_c(x)$. We obtained a magnetic flux-pattern similar to the one which was recently observed experimentally.

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