Which mechanism causes flux pinning throughout superconducting yttrium barium copper oxide?

💡 Explanation

External magnetic fields generate magnetic vortices which are then captured as flux penetrates the type-II superconductor by flux pinning because defects in the crystal lattice serve as trapping centers; therefore, the magnetic flux is immobilized, rather than freely flowing through the material as would occur without pinning.

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