Nanoscale strain-induced pair suppression as a vortex pinning mechanism in high-temperature superconductors

A. Llordés, A. Palau, J. Gázquez, M. Coll, R. Vlad, A. Pomar, J.Arbiol, R.Guzmán, S. Ye , V. Rouco, F. Sandiumenge, S. Ricart, T. Puig, M. Varela, D. Chateigner, J. Vanacken, J. Gutiérrez, V. Moshchalkov, G. Deutscher, C. Magén, X. Obradors. Nanoscale strain-induced pair suppression as a vortex pinning mechanism in high-temperature superconductors. Nature Materials. 2012, Vol. 12, p. 329-2012.