Spatially resolved penetration depth measurements and vortex manipulation in the ferromagnetic superconductor
Abstract
We present a local probe study of the magnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C, using magnetic force microscopy at sub-Kelvin temperatures. ErNi2B2C is an ideal system to explore the effects of concomitant superconductivity and ferromagnetism. At 500 mK, far below the transition to a weakly ferromagnetic state, we directly observe a structured magnetic background on the micrometer scale. We determine spatially resolved absolute values of the magnetic penetration depth λ and study its temperature dependence as the system undergoes magnetic phase transitions from paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic, and to weak ferromagnetic, all within the superconducting regime. We estimate the absolute pinning force of Abrikosov vortices, which shows a position dependence and temperature dependence as well, and discuss the possibility of the purported spontaneous vortex formation.
- Authors:
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- Institute for Basic Science, Pohang (Korea); Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology, Pohang (Korea)
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1221930
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1206812
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-8771
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
Wulferding, Dirk, Yang, Ilkyu, Yang, Jinho, Lee, Minkyung, Choi, Hee Cheul, Bud'ko, Sergey L., Canfield, Paul C., Yeom, Han Woong, and Kim, Jeehoon. Spatially resolved penetration depth measurements and vortex manipulation in the ferromagnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014517.
Wulferding, Dirk, Yang, Ilkyu, Yang, Jinho, Lee, Minkyung, Choi, Hee Cheul, Bud'ko, Sergey L., Canfield, Paul C., Yeom, Han Woong, & Kim, Jeehoon. Spatially resolved penetration depth measurements and vortex manipulation in the ferromagnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014517
Wulferding, Dirk, Yang, Ilkyu, Yang, Jinho, Lee, Minkyung, Choi, Hee Cheul, Bud'ko, Sergey L., Canfield, Paul C., Yeom, Han Woong, and Kim, Jeehoon. Fri .
"Spatially resolved penetration depth measurements and vortex manipulation in the ferromagnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014517. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1221930.
@article{osti_1221930,
title = {Spatially resolved penetration depth measurements and vortex manipulation in the ferromagnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C},
author = {Wulferding, Dirk and Yang, Ilkyu and Yang, Jinho and Lee, Minkyung and Choi, Hee Cheul and Bud'ko, Sergey L. and Canfield, Paul C. and Yeom, Han Woong and Kim, Jeehoon},
abstractNote = {We present a local probe study of the magnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C, using magnetic force microscopy at sub-Kelvin temperatures. ErNi2B2C is an ideal system to explore the effects of concomitant superconductivity and ferromagnetism. At 500 mK, far below the transition to a weakly ferromagnetic state, we directly observe a structured magnetic background on the micrometer scale. We determine spatially resolved absolute values of the magnetic penetration depth λ and study its temperature dependence as the system undergoes magnetic phase transitions from paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic, and to weak ferromagnetic, all within the superconducting regime. We estimate the absolute pinning force of Abrikosov vortices, which shows a position dependence and temperature dependence as well, and discuss the possibility of the purported spontaneous vortex formation.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014517},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 1,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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