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Title: Spatially resolved penetration depth measurements and vortex manipulation in the ferromagnetic superconductor ErNi 2 B 2 C

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:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Institute for Basic Science, Pohang (Korea); Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology, Pohang (Korea)
  2. 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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