Local imaging of diamagnetism in proximity-coupled niobium nanoisland arrays on gold thin films.

Bishop-Van Horn, Logan; Zhang, Irene P.; Waite, Emily N.; Mondragon-Shem, Ian; Jensen, Scott; Oh, Junseok; Lippman, Tom; Durkin, Malcolm; Hughes, Taylor L.; Mason, Nadya; Moler, Kathryn A.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.106.054521

Local imaging of diamagnetism in proximity-coupled niobium nanoisland arrays on gold thin films.

Journal Article · 30 August 2022 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.054521· OSTI ID:1902701

Bishop-Van Horn, Logan; Zhang, Irene P.; Waite, Emily N.; Mondragon-Shem, Ian; Jensen, Scott; Oh, Junseok; Lippman, Tom; Durkin, Malcolm; Hughes, Taylor L.; Mason, Nadya; Moler, Kathryn A.

In this work, we study the effect of engineered disorder on the local magnetic response of proximity-coupled superconducting island arrays by comparing scanning superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) susceptibility measurements to a model in which we treat the system as a network of one-dimensional (1D) superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor Josephson junctions, each with a Josephson coupling energy E-J determined by the junction length or distance between islands. We find that the disordered arrays exhibit a spatially inhomogeneous diamagnetic response which, for low local applied magnetic fields, is well described by this junction network model, and we discuss these results as they relate to inhomogeneous 2D superconductors. Our model of the static magnetic response of the arrays does not fully capture the onset of nonlinearity and dissipation with increasing applied field, as these effects are associated with vortex motion due to the dynamic nature of the scanning SQUID susceptometry measurement. This work demonstrates a model 2D superconducting system with engineered disorder, and it highlights the impact of dissipation on the local magnetic properties of 2D superconductors and Josephson junction arrays.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science - Energy Frontier Research Center; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1902701

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 106; ISSN 2469-9950

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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