Tunable quasiparticle trapping in Meissner and vortex states of mesoscopic superconductors

Excessive excitation induced by overheating may deteriorate the resistance-free operation of superconductor-based devices. Here, Taupin et al. propose an effective control of excess quasiparticles and their spatial distribution in a mesoscopic superconducting disc by applying a small magnetic field.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Taupin, I. M. Khaymovich, M. Meschke, A. S. Mel’nikov, J. P. Pekola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10977