Evolution of the upper critical field and superconducting vortex phase with thickness in PLD-grown Ta fllms

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixin Liu ◽  
Han Zhang ◽  
Xiaowen Han ◽  
Teng Wang ◽  
Lingling Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Anisotropy Parameter ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Superconducting Devices ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Critical Fields ◽  
Residual Resistance ◽  
20 Nm

Abstract High quality superconducting thin films are the basis for the application of superconducting devices. Here we report the fllm growth and superconducting properties of the Ta films. The films were grown by the pulsed laser deposition technique on the α-Al2O3 substrates. It is found that, with the increase of the fllm thickness from 20 nm to 61 nm, both the superconducting transition temperature Tc and residual resistance ratio RRR display an upward trend, while the upper critical field decreases monotonously in a wide temperature region. A clear anisotropic behavior is revealed by comparing the upper critical fields with two difierent orientations (H ⊥ film and H // film). The anisotropy parameter Γ is found to be as high as 20 for the sample with the thickness of 20 nm. The systematical evolution from two- to three-dimensional features for the superconductivity with the increase of fllm thickness is observed in the temperature dependent upper critical fleld data. Moreover, the vortex liquid region tends to expand with the increase of the fllm thickness.

CRITICAL FIELD AND MAGNETORESISTANCE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL TmNi2B2C

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (29n31) ◽  
pp. 3715-3717 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. NAUGLE ◽  
K. D. D. RATHNAYAKA ◽  
K. CLARK ◽  
P. C. CANFIELD
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Critical Field ◽  
Superconducting Transition Temperature ◽  
Magnetic Transition ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Large Anisotropy ◽  
The Magnetic Field

In-plane resistance as a function of magnitude and direction of the magnetic field and the temperature has been measured for TmNi2B2C from above the superconducting transition temperature at 10.7 K to below the magnetic transition TN=1.5 K. The superconducting upper critical field HC2(T) exhibits a large anisotropy and structure in the vicinity of TN. The magnetoresistance above TC is large and changes sign as the direction of the magnetic field is rotated from in-plane to parallel with the c-axis.

UPPER CRITICAL FIELD OF UNCONVENTIONAL SUPERCONDUCTORS FROM CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (29n31) ◽  
pp. 3443-3448 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. KALLIO ◽  
J. HISSA ◽  
T. HÄYRYNEN ◽  
V. BRÄYSY
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Critical Field ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Chemical Equilibrium ◽  
Critical Density ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Universal Function ◽  
Zero Magnetic Field ◽  
Mathematical Treatment ◽  
Critical Fields

We have shown previously that many normal state properties of high Tc superconductors in zero magnetic field can be understood in terms of a single universal function f(t) in the scaled variable t=T/T*, where T* is connected with temperature independent gap 2Δ=2kBT*, which gives the binding energy of a pair in analogy with dissociation of molecules. The function f(t) determines the fraction of bosons (B++) and fermions (h+) at temperature T and it is obtained from the mathematical treatment of chemical equilibrium with respect to the reaction B++⇌ 2h+. Since for magnetic fields of reasonable strength the Zeeman energy is much smaller than the pseudo gap Δ~100K-800K, the function f(t) in the normal state is largely independent of magnetic field. The main effect of the magnetic field is to increase the tendency for bosons to localize. This means that the critical density nL for delocalization in the ab-plane direction and the critical density for superfluidity nc (≳ nL) both increase with magnetic field. This causes the corresponding temperatures TBL(H) and Tc(H) to go down with the field. Assuming a power law dependence nc(H)/nc(0)=1+AHμ, the upper critical fields for several heavy fermion compounds are shown to fall into a single curve. The purpose here is to show that the upper critical field Hc2(y) (y=Tc(H)/Tc(0)) can be expressed in a simple way in terms of f(t). We show that this theory predicts all the shapes of Hc2(y) observed in several unconventinal superconductors such as Tl 2 Ba 2 CuO 6+δ, with Tc=15 K.

scholarly journals Upper critical field and superconductor-metal transition in ultrathin niobium films

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Zaytseva ◽  
Aleksander Abaloszew ◽  
Bruno C. Camargo ◽  
Yevgen Syryanyy ◽  
Marta Z. Cieplak
Keyword(s):  
Critical Field ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Scaling Analysis ◽  
Cooper Pairs ◽  
Amorphous Films ◽  
Scaling Exponents ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
First Case ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract Recent studies suggest that in disordered ultrathin films superconducting (SC) state may be intrinsically inhomogeneous. Here we investigate the nature of SC state in ultrathin Nb films, of thickness d ranging from 1.2 to 20 nm, which undergo a transition from amorphous to polycrystalline structure at the thickness $$d \simeq 3.3$$ d ≃ 3.3  nm. We show that the properties of SC state are very different in polycrystalline and amorphous films. The upper critical field ($$H_{c2}$$ H c 2 ) is orbitally limited in the first case, and paramagnetically limited in the latter. The magnetic field induced superconductor-metal transition is observed, with the critical field approximately constant or decreasing as a power-law with the film conductance in polycrystalline or amorphous films, respectively. The scaling analysis indicates distinct scaling exponents in these two types of films. Negative contribution of the SC fluctuations to conductivity exists above $$H_{c2}$$ H c 2 , particularly pronounced in amorphous films, signaling the presence of fluctuating Cooper pairs. These observations suggest the development of local inhomogeneities in the amorphous films, in the form of proximity-coupled SC islands. An usual evolution of SC correlations on cooling is observed in amorphous films, likely related to the effect of quantum fluctuations on the proximity-induced phase coherence.

Anisotropic Upper Critical Field of Single Crystal RNi2B2C (R = Y, Lu)

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (29n31) ◽  
pp. 3264-3266 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Du Mar ◽  
K. D. D. Rathnayaka ◽  
D. G. Naugle ◽  
P. C. Canfield
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Critical Field ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Critical Fields ◽  
Linear Behavior ◽  
Upward Curvature

Measurements of the anisotropic upper critical field curves have been extended for YNi 2B2C and LuNi2B2C (T c = 15.6 K and 16.1 K, respectively). Measurements of R(T, H) were taken along the crystallographic directions of <100> and <110>. The resulting critical fields show an upward curvature near T c and a linear behavior at low temperature, which continues to below 2 K with little, if any, sign of saturation.

DETERMINATIONS OF UPPER CRITICAL FIELDS IN CONTINUOUS GINZBURG–LANDAU MODEL

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 783-807
Author(s):  
L. WANG ◽  
H. S. LIM ◽  
C. K. ONG
Keyword(s):  
Critical Field ◽  
Eigenvalue Problems ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Critical Fields ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
Direction Parallel ◽  
Landau Model ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Good Agreement

Novel procedures to determine the parallel upper critical field Bc2 (one-dimensional, 1D) have been proposed within a continuous Ginzburg–Landau model. Unlike conventional methods, where Bc2 is obtained through the determination of the smallest eigenvalue of an appropriate eigen equation, the square of the magnetic field is treated as eigenvalue problems by two procedures so that the upper critical field can be directly deduced. The two procedures proposed are extended to determine the upper critical field in the c–a crystal plane (two-dimensional, 2D) with an arbitrary angle θ tilted from the c-axis. The calculated Bc2 from the two procedures are consistent with each other in both 1D and 2D cases. Moreover, the values of Bc2 near the direction parallel to the layers obtained in the 2D case well approximate the counterparts in the 1D case. The properties of the calculated Bc2 are in reasonably good agreement with existing theories and experiments. The profiles of the order parameters associated with Bc2 for both 1D and 2D cases are Gaussian-like, further validating the methodology proposed.

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