INFLUENCE OF PINNING CENTRE DISTRIBUTION ON THE DYNAMICS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL VORTEX SYSTEM

Numerical study of the influence of the distribution of pinning centres on the dynamics of a two-dimensional vortex system is performed. The superconductor sample has a periodic structure with a pinned region of length L_p and an unpinned region of length L_x-L_p along the direction of driving force (Lorentz force). Results show that, at zero temperature, the critical force F_c increases with the increase of L_p, indicating that the homogeneity of pinning centres helps to enhance the critical electric current of the superconductor. At large driving forces, vortex static channels form in the pinned region even for L_px.