3D Superconductors

In recent years, superconductivity and vortex matter in 3D nanoarchitectures have emerged as a vibrant research field, driven by the rich physics of geometry- and topology-induced phenomena and their potential applications in (electro)magnetic field sensing and information technology. The major sources for emerging phenomena in 3D membranes are (i) nonuniformity of the magnetic field components, (ii) nontrivial topology of screening currents, and (iii) coexistence of vortices with other states such as a surface superconductivity or phase-slip centers and lines. 

The combination of curved geometry with the topology of Meissner currents offers new routes to control the magnetotransport properties of 3D nanoarchitectures with applications in bolometry, fluxonics, and sensorics.