The distinctive electronic properties of quasicrystals stem from their long-range structural
order, with invariance under rotations and under discrete scale change, but without …

This review is dedicated to summarizing the recent research on vortex dynamics and
pinning effects in superconducting films with artificial magnetic structures. The fabrication of …

We theoretically study the real-space distribution of the supercurrent that flows under a
uniform vector potential in a two-dimensional quasiperiodic structure. This is done by …

The maximum current (critical current) a type-II superconductor can transmit without energy
loss is limited by the motion of the quantized magnetic flux penetrating into a …

We numerically study the physical properties of quasiperiodic superconductors with the aim
of understanding superconductivity in quasicrystals. Considering the attractive Hubbard …

The problem of an ensemble of repulsive particles on a potential-energy landscape is
common to many physical systems and has been studied in multiple artificial playgrounds …

We study experimentally the critical depinning current I c versus applied magnetic field B in
Nb thin films which contain 2D arrays of circular antidots placed on the nodes of …

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

A graded distribution of antidots in superconducting a-Mo 79 Ge 21 thin films has been
investigated by magnetization and magneto-optical imaging measurements. The pinning …

We use molecular dynamics simulations to study the driven phases of particles such as
vortices or colloids moving over a decagonal quasiperiodic substrate. In the regime where …