Magnetic circuit for Abrikosov vortices: Vortex motion in a periodic labyrinth of magnetic T and I-shaped elements under a superconducting film

Vlasko-Vlasov, Vitalii K.; Rydh, Andreas; Divan, Ralu N. S.; Rosenmann, Daniel; Glatz, Andreas; Kwok, Wai Kwong

doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.169476

Magnetic circuit for Abrikosov vortices: Vortex motion in a periodic labyrinth of magnetic T and I-shaped elements under a superconducting film

Journal Article · Tue May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.169476· OSTI ID:1874043

Vlasko-Vlasov, Vitalii K. ^[1]; ^[2]; Divan, Ralu N. S. ^[1]; Rosenmann, Daniel ^[1]; ^[3]; ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Stockholm Univ. (Sweden)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)

Here we explore tailored labyrinth-like vortex motion in a niobium film placed on top of periodic arrays of T and I -shaped permalloy elements by imaging the vortex distribution in magnetic fields applied perpendicular to the superconducting layer under different in-plane polarizations of the TI structure. At low temperatures, we observe pronounced meandering of vortex motion around the TI elements. Remarkably, vortices can easily penetrate the sample along the TI columns even though the average vortex pinning in the patterned area is larger than in a bare niobium film. Accordingly, at temperatures close to the superconducting transition temperature, T_c, the voltagecurrent curves in the patterned area show an earlier departure from the zero-resistivity state at small currents, followed by slower growth with increasing current as compared to the un-patterned film. We present a model based on magnetostatic interactions between magnetic charges at the edges of the polarized TI-elements and single magnetic charges of induced vortices to account for this behavior. We expect that similar magnetic structures imposing labyrinth-like vortex motion could be used for collective entanglement of vortices envisioned in quantum circuit operations.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1874043

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1960876

Journal Information:: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Vol. 557; ISSN 0304-8853

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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