Vortex-induced strain and magnetization in type-II superconductors

It is argued that the stress caused by vortex cores in the mixed state of superconductors may result in a field dependent contribution to the free energy and magnetization of measurable levels. For sufficiently strong stress dependence of the critical temperature, $\mathrm{\partial }{T}_c\mathrm{/}\mathrm{\partial }p$, this contribution may result in the so-called “second peak” in the field dependence of the reversible magnetization, the effect often masked by vortex pinning and creep.