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Guided vortex motion in Nb films on facetted substrate surfaces
Valerij A. ShklovskijOleksiy K SorokaJ. OsterH. AdrianMichael Huthsubject
PhysicsSuperconductivityMagnetoresistanceCondensed matter physicsEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsVortexGeomagnetic reversalHall effectCondensed Matter::SuperconductivityPerpendicularElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAnisotropyPinning forcedescription
Abstract Anisotropy of the pinning force in a superconductor can cause a guiding effect on the vortices, which leads to the appearance of new components in the galvanomagnetic quantities of the sample. In this case one can observe an additional odd magnetoresistive component with respect to magnetic field reversal. Furthermore, an even contribution to the Hall voltage is observed. Guided motion of vortices in Nb films on facetted α-Al2O3 (1 0 1 0) was found by measuring the longitudinal and transversal resistivities of three films with transport current directed parallel, perpendicular and at an angle of 45° with respect to the facet ridges. Field inversion was used to separate the even and odd components of the measured magnetoresistivities and thus to obtain the contributions caused by the guided vortex motion.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-01 | Physica C: Superconductivity |