| Literature DB >> 12190605 |
R G Mints1, Ilya Papiashvili, J R Kirtley, H Hilgenkamp, G Hammerl, J Mannhart.
Abstract
We have directly observed well-separated Josephson vortex splinters with unquantized magnetic flux at asymmetric 45 degrees grain boundaries in YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7-delta) films by imaging magnetic flux with scanning SQUID microscopy. The existence of these splinter vortices has been predicted and is well described by a model based on dx(2)(-y(2)) pairing symmetry and facetting of the grain boundary on a length scale shorter than the Josephson penetration depth.Year: 2002 PMID: 12190605 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.067004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161