Flux-lattice melting in artificially layered superconductors.
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We apply a previously described lowest-Landau-level formalism to treat flux-lattice melting in artificially layered superconductors, using Monte Carlo methods. For a pin-free layered system, the model predicts a single phase transition with simultaneous ordering both within one layer and between layers. The melting curve calculated using this model agrees reasonably well with experiments of Koorevaar et al. on NbGe/Ge multilayers. @S0163-1829~96!00942-3#
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. B, Condensed matter
دوره 54 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996