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G A Levin1, P N Barnes, J P Rodriguez
1Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433, USA.
Abstract:
We discuss the emergence of a spontaneous temperature and critical current spatial modulation in current-carrying high-temperature superconducting wire. The modulation of the critical current along the wire on a scale of 3-10 mm forces a fraction of the transport current to crisscross the resistive interface between the superconducting film and normal metal stabilizer attached to it. This generates additional heat that allows such a structure to be self-sustainable. Stability and the conditions for experimental observation of this phenomenon are also discussed.
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