Direct Observation of Geometrical Phase Transitions in Mesoscopic Superconductors by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
G. Karapetrov, J. Fedor, M. Iavarone, D. Rosenmann, W. K. Kwok
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.167002 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we mapped the distribution of the local density of states in a single crystal superconductor heterostructure with an array of submicron normal metal islands. We observe the coexistence of strongly interacting multiquanta vortex lattice with interstitial Abrikosov vortices. The newly formed composite magnetic flux structure undergoes a series of phase transitions between different topological configuration states. The vortex configuration states are strongly dependent on the number of flux quanta and the nanoscale confinement architecture of the mesoscopic superconductor. Here, we present images of vortex phase transitions due to confinement effects when the number of magnetic flux quanta in the system changes. The vortex dynamics in these systems could serve as a model for behavior of confined many-body systems when the number of particles changes.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
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| NbSe2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 7.2 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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