Symmetry-Induced Giant Vortex State in a Superconducting Pb Film with a Fivefold Penrose Array of Magnetic Pinning Centers
R. B. G. Kramer, A. V. Silhanek, J. Van de Vondel, B. Raes, V. V. Moshchalkov
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.067007 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
A direct visualization of the flux distribution in a Pb film covering a fivefold Penrose array of Co dots is obtained by mapping the local field distribution with a scanning Hall probe microscope. We demonstrate that stable vortex configurations can be found for fields H∼0.8H1, H1, and 1.6H1, where H1 corresponds to one flux quantum per pinning site. The vortex pattern at 0.8H1 corresponds to one vacancy in one of the vertices of the thin tiles, whereas at 1.6H1 the vortex structure can be associated with one interstitial vortex inside each thick tile. Strikingly, for H=1.6H1, interstitial and pinned vortices arrange themselves in ringlike structures (“vortex corrals”) which favor the formation of a giant vortex state at their center.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pb Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 7.238 | Pressure not reported | midpoint |
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