Symmetric and Asymmetric Vortex-Antivortex Molecules in a Fourfold Superconducting Geometry
R. Geurts, M. V. Milošević, F. M. Peeters
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.137002 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
In submicron superconducting squares in a homogeneous magnetic field, Ginzburg-Landau theory may admit solutions of the vortex-antivortex type, conforming to the symmetry of the sample [L. F. Chibotaru et al., Nature (London) 408, 833 (2000)]. Here we show that these fascinating, but never experimentally observed states, can be enforced by artificial fourfold pinning, with their diagnostic features enhanced by orders of magnitude. The second-order nucleation of vortex-antivortex molecules can be driven by either temperature or an applied magnetic field, with stable asymmetric vortex-antivortex equilibria found on its path.
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