Abstract
We propose a method to calculate the unbinding of a gas of thermally activated vortex pairs above a critical temperature lying below the bulk transition temperature of thin superconducting films, as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field. We hence determine the phase diagram of the films and their resistivity as a function of field and temperature.
- Received 2 February 1979
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.1169
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