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Landau laminar intermediate state structures: surface energy between normal and superconducting domains in type I superconductors with small kappa values

Journal Article · · J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00118577· OSTI ID:6060117
An expression for the surface energy at the normal-superconducting boundaries of a laminar intermediate state structure is derived as a function of a/sub s//..delta.., where a/sub s/ is the width of superconducting domains and ..delta.. the surface energy parameter. Numerical calculations show that the ratio ..delta..//zeta/ (/zeta/ is the coherence length) is almost constant for a/sub s//..delta.. larger than the limit of about 4. This value corresponds to the critical film thickness that separates the regions of type I and type II superconducting behavior.
Research Organization:
Universite de Lausanne (Switzerland)
OSTI ID:
6060117
Journal Information:
J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 71:3-4; ISSN JLTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English