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The Upper Critical Magnetic Field of a Superconductor as a Function of Disorder

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Author(s)

Robert J. Soulen, M. S. Osofsky, G T. Woods, William F. Egelhoff Jr.

Abstract

We have observed a dramatic enhancement of Hc2 in the system, Nb1-x Six, as a function of disorder. To account for these empirical results, we incorporate expressions derived previously for T and N as a function of disorder into the GLAG equation for Hc2. The resulting expression for Hc2 is valid for the complete metallic range that extends from a clean metal to the metal/insulator transition (MIT). We demonstrate that the predictions of this model fit our results for NbSi as well as several other disordered superductive systems reported in the literature.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

NbSi, superconductors, upper critical field

Citation

Soulen, R. , Osofsky, M. , Woods, G. and Egelhoff Jr., W. (2008), The Upper Critical Magnetic Field of a Superconductor as a Function of Disorder, Physical Review Letters (Accessed May 10, 2025)

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Created October 16, 2008