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Surface magnetism of type II superconductors

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The magnetization of a type II superconductor in the mixed state is a sum of two contributions, one from an array of flux lines and the other from shielding currents flowing along the surface. The former can be evaluated with the help of results of neutron diffraction experiments, using an extrapolation procedure. The observed magnetization curve thus enables us to estimate the surface contribution. This process is applied to the data on niobium obtained by Schelten, Ullmaier, and Lippmann. It is found that at low temperatures (T/T c =0.161 and 0.457), the surface contribution may not be reduced atH c2 as much as theories predict. At higher temperatures (T/T c =0.717 and 0.891), it is likely to be paramagnetic in a region rather close toH c1 . Attractive interaction between flux lines is suggested to be a mechanism of this anomaly. However, more experimental and theoretical work is needed to establish these findings to help us understand the surface magnetism of type II superconductors.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasushi Wada

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Wada, Y. Surface magnetism of type II superconductors. J Low Temp Phys 24, 709–732 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00657176

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