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Heat conduction in the intermediate state of superconductors: Observation of a new size effect in lead

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Experimental evidence is presented for the existence of a size effect predicted by Andreev as a consequence of his quasiparticle reflection law at the superconducting-normal interphase boundaries. In high-purity lead we observe a reduction of the thermal conductivity in the intermediate state when the heat current is parallel to the laminar structure.

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  1. Institut de Physique Expérimentale, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    J. M. Suter, F. Rothen & L. Rinderer

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This work was supported by the Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique.

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Suter, J.M., Rothen, F. & Rinderer, L. Heat conduction in the intermediate state of superconductors: Observation of a new size effect in lead. J Low Temp Phys 20, 429–436 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117808

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