This review focuses on the superconducting properties of MgB 2 that are relevant for power
applications. The reversible mixed state parameters are the most important, since they …

Avalanche dynamics are found in many phenomena, from earthquakes to the evolution of
species. They can also be found in vortex matter when a type-II superconductor is externally …

The infrared region of the spectrum has been of great interest to researchers for many years
with the mid-to far-IR frequency region from about 100 to 3800 cm 1 of particular interest …

Recent theoretical analysis of spatially-nonuniform modes of the thermomagnetic instability
in superconductors [Phys. Rev. B 70, 224502 (2004)] is generalized to the case of a thin film …

We report a detailed comparison of experimental data and theoretical predictions for the
dendritic flux instability, believed to be a generic behavior of type-II superconducting films. It …

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

Flux distributions in thin superconducting NbN films placed in a perpendicular magnetic field
have been studied using magneto-optical imaging. Below 5.5 K the flux penetrates in the …

A linear analysis of thermal diffusion and Maxwell equations is applied to study the
thermomagnetic instability in a type-II superconducting slab. It is shown that the instability …

Superconducting films of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7–δ are shown to become thermomagnetically
unstable when experiencing a time-varying perpendicular magnetic field. Using magneto …

The dendritic patterns of magnetic flux motion formed during field penetration into an MgB2
film were observed using magneto-optic imaging. To investigate the origin of the dendrites …