Abstract
The energy barrier which has to be overcome for a single vortex to enter or exit the sample is studied for thin superconducting disks, rings, and squares using the nonlinear Ginzburg-Landau theory. The shape and the height of the nucleation barrier is investigated for different sample radii and thicknesses and for different values of the Ginzburg-Landau parameter κ. It is shown that the London theory considerably overestimates (underestimates) the energy barrier for vortex expulsion (penetration).
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 095105 |
| Journal | Journal of Mathematical Physics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |