Magnetization of anisotropic Type II superconductors

Peculiarities of magnetization of anisotropic type II superconductors are of considerable interest in view of the discovery of high-Tc superconductors characterized by strongly asymmetric layered structure. Specifics of the penetration of magnetic flux into an anisotropic type II superconductor were discussed in the literature. This analysis gave the distribution of induction in an isolated vortex, its energy, and critical magnetic field Hc1. However, the magnetization curve of anisotropic superconductors was not considered. This paper deals with the magnetic moment of uniaxial London superconductor in the interval Hc1 ≤ H0 << Hc2, where H0 is the external magnetic field strength