Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires
High-resolution focused ion beam lithography has been used to fabricate YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) wires with nanometric lateral dimensions. In the present work, we investigate Flux-flow instabilities in nanowires of different widths, showing sudden voltage switching jumps from the superconducting to the no...
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doaj-67af80a022984427a74f998570ba16582020-11-24T23:15:29ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442018-01-0111221110.3390/ma11020211ma11020211Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x NanowiresVíctor Rouco0Davide Massarotti1Daniela Stornaiuolo2Gian Paolo Papari3Xavier Obradors4Teresa Puig5Francesco Tafuri6Anna Palau7Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80126 Napoli, ItalyInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainDipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80126 Napoli, ItalyInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainHigh-resolution focused ion beam lithography has been used to fabricate YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) wires with nanometric lateral dimensions. In the present work, we investigate Flux-flow instabilities in nanowires of different widths, showing sudden voltage switching jumps from the superconducting to the normal state. We present an extensive study on the temperature and field dependence of the switching characteristics which reveal that voltage jumps become less abrupt as the temperature increases, and disappear at the vortex-liquid state. On the contrary, the current distribution at the critical point becomes narrower at high temperatures. Sharp voltage switchings very close to the critical current density can be obtained by reducing the width of the nanowires, making them very appealing for practical applications.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/2/211high-temperature superconducting nanowiresflux-flow instabilitiescritical vortex velocityswitching voltage jumpssingle-photon detectors |
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Víctor Rouco Davide Massarotti Daniela Stornaiuolo Gian Paolo Papari Xavier Obradors Teresa Puig Francesco Tafuri Anna Palau Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires Materials high-temperature superconducting nanowires flux-flow instabilities critical vortex velocity switching voltage jumps single-photon detectors |
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Víctor Rouco Davide Massarotti Daniela Stornaiuolo Gian Paolo Papari Xavier Obradors Teresa Puig Francesco Tafuri Anna Palau |
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Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires |
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Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires |
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Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires |
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Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires |
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Vortex Lattice Instabilities in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanowires |
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vortex lattice instabilities in yba2cu3o7-x nanowires |
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High-resolution focused ion beam lithography has been used to fabricate YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) wires with nanometric lateral dimensions. In the present work, we investigate Flux-flow instabilities in nanowires of different widths, showing sudden voltage switching jumps from the superconducting to the normal state. We present an extensive study on the temperature and field dependence of the switching characteristics which reveal that voltage jumps become less abrupt as the temperature increases, and disappear at the vortex-liquid state. On the contrary, the current distribution at the critical point becomes narrower at high temperatures. Sharp voltage switchings very close to the critical current density can be obtained by reducing the width of the nanowires, making them very appealing for practical applications. |
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high-temperature superconducting nanowires flux-flow instabilities critical vortex velocity switching voltage jumps single-photon detectors |
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