RESISTIVE STATE OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING GLASS Zr78Co22 IN LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIC FIELDS

When the temperature is far below Tc, a set of electric voltage steps appear on the H-V or I-V curves of the metallic glass Zn78Co22 under longitudinal magnetic fields. The oc-curing conditions and the structural characteristic of steps have been compared systematically with the steps existing in homogeneous superconductors of quasi-one or quasi-two dimension systems. A model of superconducting phase separation and the idea of phase slip centers have been used to explain the observed phenomena.