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Title: Campbell penetration depth in low carrier density superconductor YPtBi

Abstract

Magnetic penetration depth, λ m , was measured as a function of temperature and magnetic field in single crystals of low carrier density superconductor YPtBi by using a tunnel-diode oscillator technique. Measurements in zero DC magnetic field yield London penetration depth, λ L ( T ) , but in the applied field the signal includes the Campbell penetration depth, λ C ( T ) , which is the characteristic length of the attenuation of small excitation field, H AC , into the Abrikosov vortex lattice due to its elasticity. Whereas the magnetic field dependent λ C exhibit λ C ~ Bp with p = 1 / 2 in most of the conventional and unconventional superconductors, we found that p 0.23 << 1 / 2 in YPtBi due to rapid suppression of the pinning strength. From the measured λ C ( T , H ) , the critical current density is j c 40 A / cm2 at 75 mK. We find that this is orders of magnitude lower than that of conventional superconductors of comparable T c .

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Maryland Quantum Materials Center; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
  2. Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Maryland Quantum Materials Center; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
  4. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Maryland Quantum Materials Center
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
OSTI Identifier:
1817657
Report Number(s):
IS-J 10,551
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; TRN: US2213827
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358; SC0019154; GBMF9071
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; superconductivity; vortex lattices; unconventional superconductors

Citation Formats

Kim, Hyunsoo, Tanatar, Makariy A., Hodovanets, Halyna, Wang, Kefeng, Paglione, Johnpierre, and Prozorov, Ruslan. Campbell penetration depth in low carrier density superconductor YPtBi. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.104.014510.
Kim, Hyunsoo, Tanatar, Makariy A., Hodovanets, Halyna, Wang, Kefeng, Paglione, Johnpierre, & Prozorov, Ruslan. Campbell penetration depth in low carrier density superconductor YPtBi. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.014510
Kim, Hyunsoo, Tanatar, Makariy A., Hodovanets, Halyna, Wang, Kefeng, Paglione, Johnpierre, and Prozorov, Ruslan. Fri . "Campbell penetration depth in low carrier density superconductor YPtBi". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.014510. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1817657.
@article{osti_1817657,
title = {Campbell penetration depth in low carrier density superconductor YPtBi},
author = {Kim, Hyunsoo and Tanatar, Makariy A. and Hodovanets, Halyna and Wang, Kefeng and Paglione, Johnpierre and Prozorov, Ruslan},
abstractNote = {Magnetic penetration depth, λm, was measured as a function of temperature and magnetic field in single crystals of low carrier density superconductor YPtBi by using a tunnel-diode oscillator technique. Measurements in zero DC magnetic field yield London penetration depth, λL(T), but in the applied field the signal includes the Campbell penetration depth, λC(T), which is the characteristic length of the attenuation of small excitation field, HAC, into the Abrikosov vortex lattice due to its elasticity. Whereas the magnetic field dependent λC exhibit λC~Bp with p=1/2 in most of the conventional and unconventional superconductors, we found that p≈0.23<<1/2 in YPtBi due to rapid suppression of the pinning strength. From the measured λC(T,H), the critical current density is jc≈40A/cm2 at 75 mK. We find that this is orders of magnitude lower than that of conventional superconductors of comparable Tc.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.104.014510},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 1,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Fri Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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