Single-vortex pinning and penetration depth in superconducting NdFeAsO1-xFx
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
- Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (Israel)
We use a magnetic force microscope (MFM) to investigate single vortex pinning and penetration depth in NdFeAsO1-xFx, one of the highest-Tc iron-based superconductors. In fields up to 20 Gauss, we observe a disordered vortex arrangement, implying that the pinning forces are stronger than the vortex-vortex interactions. We measure the typical force to depin a single vortex, Fdepin ≃ 4.5 pN, corresponding to a critical current up to Jc ≃ 7×105 A/cm2. As a result, our MFM measurements allow the first local and absolute determination of the superconducting in-plane penetration depth in NdFeAsO1-xFx, λab = 320 ± 60 nm, which is larger than previous bulk measurements.
- Research Organization:
- Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358; PHY01-17795; 2010305; HU 1960/11
- OSTI ID:
- 1227430
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1224649
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-8838; PRBMDO
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 13; ISSN 1098-0121
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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