26 research outputs found
Localization and Interaction Effects in Strongly Underdoped La2-xSrxCuO4
The in-plane magnetoresistance (MR) in La2-xSrxCuO4 films with 0.03 < x <
0.05 has been studied in the temperature range 1.6 K to 100 K, and in magnetic
fields up to 14 T, parallel and perpendicular to the CuO2 planes. The behavior
of the MR is consistent with a predominant influence of interaction effects at
high temperatures, switching gradually to a regime dominated by spin scattering
at low T. Weak localization effects are absent. A positive orbital MR appears
close to the boundary between the antiferromagnetic and the spin-glass phase,
suggesting the onset of Maki-Thompson superconducting fluctuations deep inside
the insulating phase.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Letter
Enhancement of vortex pinning in superconductor/ferromagnet bilayers via angled demagnetization
We use local and global magnetometry measurements to study the influence of
magnetic domain width w on the domain-induced vortex pinning in
superconducting/ferromagnetic bilayers, built of a Nb film and a ferromagnetic
Co/Pt multilayer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, with an insulating
layer to eliminate proximity effect. The quasi-periodic domain patterns with
different and systematically adjustable width w, as acquired by a special
demagnetization procedure, exert tunable vortex pinning on a superconducting
layer. The largest enhancement of vortex pinning, by a factor of more than 10,
occurs when w ~ 310 nm is close to the magnetic penetration depth.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted to Phys. Rev. B, Rapid Communication
Origin of Pinning Enhancement in a Ferromagnet-Superconductor Bilayer
Vortex pinning has been studied for the superconducting Nb film covering ferromagnetic Co/Pt multilayer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, in which the magnetization reversal proceeds via domain-wall motion. Large enhancement of pinning in the Nb film has been observed in the final stages of the reversal process, and we demonstrate that it is caused by residual uninverted dendrite-shaped magnetic domains
Orbital-selective Mott phase and spin nematicity in Ni-substituted FeTeSe single crystals
The normal state in iron chalcogenides is metallic but highly unusual, with
orbital and spin degrees of freedom partially itinerant or localized depending
on temperature, leading to many unusual features. In this work, we report on
the observations of two of such features, the orbital selective Mott phase
(OSMP) and spin nematicity, evidenced in magnetization and magnetotransport
[resistivity, Hall effect, angular magnetoresistance (AMR)] of Ni-substituted
FeTeSe single crystals. Two series of single crystals
FeNiTeSe were prepared, with , and either positive (S crystals) or negative (F crystals),
depending on the crystallization rate. The S crystals, with single, tetragonal
phase exhibit superconducting (SC) properties inferior to F crystals, which
contain Fe vacancy-rich monoclinic inclusions. Substitution of Ni dopes both
types of crystals with electrons, what eliminates some of the hole pockets from
Fermi level, leaving only one, originating from orbital. We show that
electron-dominated transport, observed at low at large , is replaced by
hole-dominated transport at K, suggesting direct link with the
appearance of the hole pockets at X points of the Brillouin zone in
the OSMP phase, as recently reported by angular resolved photoemission
experiments (Commun. Phys. 5, 29 (2022)). The AMR of S crystals shows the
rotational symmetry of in-plane magnetocrystalline anisotropy at small ,
replaced by symmetry at intermediate , indicating development of Ni
doping-induced spin nematicity. The symmetry is preserved in F crystals
due to microstructural disorder related to vacancy-rich inclusions. The
tendency towards nematicity, induced by Ni doping, appears to be the most
important factor producing inferior superconducting properties of S crystals
Tuning Vortex Confinement by Magnetic Domains in a Superconductor/Ferromagnet Bilayer
We use a line of miniature Hall sensors to study the effect of magnetic-domain-induced vortex confinement on the flux dynamics in a superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer. A single tunable bilayer is built of a ferromagnetic Co/Pt multilayer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and a superconducting Nb layer, with the insulating layer in-between to avoid the proximity effect. The magnetic-domain patterns of various geometries are reversibly predefined in the Co/Pt multilayer using the appropriate magnetization procedure. The magnetic-domain geometry strongly affects vortex dynamics, leading to geometry-dependent trapping of vortices at the sample edge, nonuniform flux penetration, and strongly nonuniform critical current density. With the decreasing temperature, the magnetic pinning increases, but this increase is substantially weaker than that of the intrinsic pinning. The analysis of the initial flux penetration suggests that vortices may form various vortex structures, including disordered Abrikosov lattice or single and double vortex chains, in which minimal vortex-vortex distance is comparable to the magnetic penetration depth
Tuning Vortex Confinement by Magnetic Domains in a Superconductor/Ferromagnet Bilayer
We use a line of miniature Hall sensors to study the effect of magnetic-domain-induced vortex confinement on the flux dynamics in a superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer. A single tunable bilayer is built of a ferromagnetic Co/Pt multilayer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and a superconducting Nb layer, with the insulating layer in-between to avoid the proximity effect. The magnetic-domain patterns of various geometries are reversibly predefined in the Co/Pt multilayer using the appropriate magnetization procedure. The magnetic-domain geometry strongly affects vortex dynamics, leading to geometry-dependent trapping of vortices at the sample edge, nonuniform flux penetration, and strongly nonuniform critical current density. With the decreasing temperature, the magnetic pinning increases, but this increase is substantially weaker than that of the intrinsic pinning. The analysis of the initial flux penetration suggests that vortices may form various vortex structures, including disordered Abrikosov lattice or single and double vortex chains, in which minimal vortex-vortex distance is comparable to the magnetic penetration depth
Impurity and strain effects on the magnetotransport of La1.85Sr0.15Cu(1-y)Zn(y)O4 films
The influence of zinc doping and strain related effects on the normal state
transport properties(the resistivity, the Hall angle and the orbital magneto-
resistance(OMR) is studied in a series of La1.85Sr0.15Cu(1-y)Zn(y)O4 films with
values of y between 0 and 0.12 and various degrees of strain induced by the
mismatch between the films and the substrate. The zinc doping affects only the
constant term in the temperature dependence of cotangent theta but the strain
affects both the slope and the constant term, while their ratio remains
constant.OMR is decreased by zinc doping but is unaffected by strain. The ratio
delta rho/(rho*tan^2 theta) is T-independent but decreases with impurity
doping. These results put strong constraints on theories of the normal state of
high- temperature superconductors