Many novel superconducting compounds such as the high Tc oxides are intrinsically
inhomogeneous systems by virtue of the superconductivity being closely related to the …

In realistic situations, a typical scenario for applications of type II superconductors
necessarily includes vortices, usually in the presence of currents. Under these …

As a function of applied field, we find a rich variety of ordered and partially ordered vortex
lattice configurations in systems with square or triangular arrays of pinning sites. We present …

Superconducting digital devices can be advantageously used in future supercomputers
because they can greatly reduce the dissipation power and increase the speed of operation …

This book proposes a thorough introduction for a varied audience. The reader will master
London theory and the Pippard equations, and go on to understand type I and type II …

We study the effect of disorder and interactions on a recently proposed magnetic field
induced localization mechanism. We show that both partially destroy the extreme …

We have studied vortex configurations in mesoscopic superconducting disks using the Bitter
decoration technique. For a broad range of vorticities L the circular geometry is found to lead …

Optimized sputtered YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) thin films on CeO 2-buffered sapphire
substrates are patterned into square lattices of submicrometer holes (antidots) with …

We present simulations of flux-gradient-driven superconducting rigid vortices interacting with
square and triangular arrays of columnar pinning sites in an increasing external magnetic …

The dense vortex matter structure and associated magnetization are calculated for type-II
superconducting mesoscopic disks. The magnetization exhibits generically first-order phase …