NSF-Europe: Superconducting Pinning with Artificially Prepared Nanostructures

这是一个国际合作研究项目，提交给NSF征求NSF 02-135。这项国际合作的重点是在最先进的光刻定义钉扎结构的旋涡钉扎。涡旋状态将在低和高Tc材料进行研究。这项合作加入了加州大学圣地亚哥分校和西班牙马德里孔普卢顿大学的科学家。这两个实验室将参与光刻结构和运输和其他测量。这项研究应该揭示超导材料中电流传输的局限性，并且从基础和技术角度来看都令人感兴趣。学生将参加国际研究活动，沿着传统和前沿的培训，这将为他们在商业，工业或政府的职业生涯做好准备。

This is an international collaborative research project that was submitted in response to NSF Solicitation NSF 02-135. This international collaboration focuses on pinning of vortices at state-of-the-art lithographically defined pinning structures. The vortex state will be studied in both low and high Tc materials. The collaboration joins a scientists at the UC San Diego and Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. Both laboratories will be involved with the lithographic structures and with transport and other measurements. The research should shed light on limitations to current transport in superconducting materials and is of interest from both fundamental and technical viewpoints. Students will participate in international research activities, along with traditional and cutting edge training that will prepare them for careers in academe, industry or government.