Electromagnetic penetration depth in superconducting alloys containing magnetic impurities
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5051609
Measurements of the attenuation of an axial magnetic field by cylindrical, thin, superconducting films were made by using a SQUID-based magnetometer. The sample films were between 40 and 85 A thick. They were composed of indium and of indium containing a small amount of gadolinium. Each film was made by flash-evaporating pellets and quench-condensing the film onto a substrate. The sector of the cylindrical substrate not facing the evaporator was covered by a heavy indium film. Correction terms were calculated numerically to transform the attenuation measurements for the finite-length sample into equivalent values for a hypothetical, infinitely long sample which has the sample film evaporated all the way around the substrate. The film thickness was determined from the temperature dependence of the film resistance between 77 and 140 K. The electron mean free path was determined from the normal-state resistance at low temperatures. The electromagnetic penetration depth lambda, the reduced penetration depth lambda(sigma/sub n/T/sub co/)/sup /sup 1///sub 2//, and the London penetration depth lambda/sub L/ were determined from the corresponding magnetic field attenuation of the infinitely long sample, the film thickness, and other parameters. The results were compared with calculations based on Shiba's theory in the Abrikosov-Gor'kov limit (eta/sub o/ = 1). The best results were obtained for the thickest sample film, which was made of pure indium. The value of lambda(sigma/sub n/T/sub co/)/sup /sup 1///sub 2// was found to be 27% larger than the theoretical value of 0.120. The results indicate that thicker samples should be investigated.
- Research Organization:
- Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-1198
- OSTI ID:
- 5051609
- Report Number(s):
- COO-1198-1193
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360104* -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
656102 -- Solid State Physics-- Superconductivity-- Acoustic
Electronic
Magnetic
Optical
& Thermal Phenomena-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALLOYS
ATTENUATION
CONFIGURATION
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
FILMS
GADOLINIUM ADDITIONS
GADOLINIUM ALLOYS
INDIUM
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEAN FREE PATH
METALS
PENETRATION DEPTH
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE EARTH ADDITIONS
RARE EARTH ALLOYS
SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
360104* -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
656102 -- Solid State Physics-- Superconductivity-- Acoustic
Electronic
Magnetic
Optical
& Thermal Phenomena-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALLOYS
ATTENUATION
CONFIGURATION
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
FILMS
GADOLINIUM ADDITIONS
GADOLINIUM ALLOYS
INDIUM
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEAN FREE PATH
METALS
PENETRATION DEPTH
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE EARTH ADDITIONS
RARE EARTH ALLOYS
SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY