High-precision measurement of magnetic penetration depth in superconducting films
Abstract
We report that the magnetic penetration depth (λ) in thin superconducting films is usually measured by the mutual inductance technique. The accuracy of this method has been limited by uncertainties in the geometry of the solenoids and in the film position and thickness, by parasitic coupling between the coils, etc. Here, we present several improvements in the apparatus and the method. To ensure the precise thickness of the superconducting layer, we engineer the films at atomic level using atomic-layer-by-layer molecular beam epitaxy. In this way, we also eliminate secondary-phase precipitates, grain boundaries, and pinholes that are common with other deposition methods and that artificially increase the field transmission and thus the apparent λ. For better reproducibility, the thermal stability of our closed-cycle cryocooler used to control the temperature of the mutual inductance measurement has been significantly improved by inserting a custom-built thermal conductivity damper. Next, to minimize the uncertainties in the geometry, we fused a pair of small yet precisely wound coils into a single sapphire block machined to a high precision. Lastly, the sample is spring-loaded to exactly the same position with respect to the solenoids. Altogether, we can measure the absolute value of λ with the accuracy bettermore »
- Authors:
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- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Dept. of Applied Physics
- Zensoft, Inc., Madison, WI (United States)
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Dept. of Applied Physics; Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1336172
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1331829
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-113152-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; RSINAK; R&D Project: KC0203020; MA209MACA
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 87; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
He, X., Gozar, A., Sundling, R., and Božović, I. High-precision measurement of magnetic penetration depth in superconducting films. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4967004.
He, X., Gozar, A., Sundling, R., & Božović, I. High-precision measurement of magnetic penetration depth in superconducting films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967004
He, X., Gozar, A., Sundling, R., and Božović, I. 2016.
"High-precision measurement of magnetic penetration depth in superconducting films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1336172.
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title = {High-precision measurement of magnetic penetration depth in superconducting films},
author = {He, X. and Gozar, A. and Sundling, R. and Božović, I.},
abstractNote = {We report that the magnetic penetration depth (λ) in thin superconducting films is usually measured by the mutual inductance technique. The accuracy of this method has been limited by uncertainties in the geometry of the solenoids and in the film position and thickness, by parasitic coupling between the coils, etc. Here, we present several improvements in the apparatus and the method. To ensure the precise thickness of the superconducting layer, we engineer the films at atomic level using atomic-layer-by-layer molecular beam epitaxy. In this way, we also eliminate secondary-phase precipitates, grain boundaries, and pinholes that are common with other deposition methods and that artificially increase the field transmission and thus the apparent λ. For better reproducibility, the thermal stability of our closed-cycle cryocooler used to control the temperature of the mutual inductance measurement has been significantly improved by inserting a custom-built thermal conductivity damper. Next, to minimize the uncertainties in the geometry, we fused a pair of small yet precisely wound coils into a single sapphire block machined to a high precision. Lastly, the sample is spring-loaded to exactly the same position with respect to the solenoids. Altogether, we can measure the absolute value of λ with the accuracy better than ±1%.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4967004},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1336172},
journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 11,
volume = 87,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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