[Review] Scanning Magnetic Probe Microscopy on Superconductors

I have reviewed the study of superconductors using scanning magnetic probe microscopy, published in Japanese in Solid State Physics.

The article provides an overview of superconductivity research using scanning magnetic microscopy, focusing on areas that have been underrepresented in Japanese-language literature. Specifically, it covers topics such as flux quantization, fractional vortices (including half-quantum vortices in d-wave superconductors, Pearl vortices, pancake vortices, and un-quantized vortices), ferromagnetic superconductors, antiferromagnetic superconductors, and chiral superconductors. The discussion includes studies employing scanning SQUID microscopy, scanning Hall probe microscopy, and magnetic force microscopy.

Scanning Magnetic Probe Microscopy on Superconductors
Yusuke Iguchi
Solid State Physics, vol.60, No.6(712), 2025