公开(公告)号：EP2965098A2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-13

申请号：EP14760635.4

申请日：2014-03-10

申请人： University of Notre Dame du Lac ,  Los Alamos National Security LLC

发明人： JANKO, Boldizsar ,  REICHHARDT, Cynthia ,  REICHHARDT, Charles ,  RAY, Dipanjan

IPC分类号： G01R27/28 ,  H01B12/02

CPC分类号： H01L39/148 ,  H01L39/2483

摘要： Disclosed is a method and apparatus for strongly enhancing vortex pinning by conformal crystal arrays. The conformal crystal array is constructed by a conformal transformation of a hexagonal lattice, producing a non-uniform structure with a gradient where the local six-fold coordination of the pinning sites is preserved, and with an arching effect. The conformal pinning arrays produce significantly enhanced vortex pinning over a much wider range of field than that found for other vortex pinning geometries with an equivalent number of vortex pinning sites, such as random, square, and triangular.