Open AccessThe structure of a moving vortex lattice
Author(s) -
Daniel Braun,
G. W. Crabtree,
Hans G. Kaper,
Gary K. Leaf,
David Levine,
В. М. Винокур,
A.E. Koshelev
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/179299
Subject(s) - vortex , condensed matter physics , lattice (music) , superconductivity , pinning force , particle in a one dimensional lattice , physics , mechanics , materials science , critical current , reciprocal lattice , diffraction , quantum mechanics , acoustics
Numerical solutions of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations show a new mechanism for plastic motion of a driven vortex lattice in a clean superconductor. The mechanism, which involves the creation of a defect superstructure, is intrinsic to the moving vortex lattice and is independent of bulk pinning. Other structural features found in the solutions include a reorientation of the vortex lattice and a gradual healing of lattice defects under the influence of a transport current