Dynamics of vortices in nano-structured superconductors with periodic arrays of various antidots

Abstract

Stable vortex configurations and its dynamics in superconductors with various types of antidotes are examined, using the molecular dynamics simulation. A pinning potential function, which parameterizes spatial shapes and pinning potential structure of the antidot, is introduced. Dependence of saturation number, which is a maximum number of vortices pinned in a single antidot, on these spatial shape and potential structure are investigated. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.