Lockin effect

In superconductivity, the Lockin effect refers to the preference of vortex phases to be positioned at certain points within cells of a crystal lattice of an organic superconductor.

References

Studies of the Vortex Phases in an Organic Superconductor

• Giannetta, R.W.; Tea, N.H.; Chaves, F.A.B.; Rao, S.; Salamon, M.B.; Kini, A.M.; Wang, H.H.; Geiser, U.; Schlueter, J.; Trawick, M.W.; Garland, J.C. (1999). "Lockin transition, irreversibility field, and Josephson vortex penetration depth in κ-(ET)₂Cu[N(CN)₂]Br". Physica C: Superconductivity. 321 (3–4). Elsevier BV: 207–218. Bibcode:1999PhyC..321..207G. doi:10.1016/s0921-4534(99)00382-2. ISSN 0921-4534.