Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields
We report efficient vortex pinning in thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon-based (W–C) nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition (FIBID). By using FIBID, W–C superconducting films have been created with thickness modulation properties exhibiting periodicity from 60 to 140 nm, leadin...
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doaj-ab0438eadaf6491ab5da7be1e04802402020-11-24T21:12:08ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Nanotechnology2190-42862016-11-01711698170810.3762/bjnano.7.1622190-4286-7-162Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fieldsIsmael García Serrano0Javier Sesé1Isabel Guillamón2Hermann Suderow3Sebastián Vieira4Manuel Ricardo Ibarra5José María De Teresa6Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainLaboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainLaboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Unidad Asociada UAM/CSIC, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Departa-mento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainLaboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Unidad Asociada UAM/CSIC, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Departa-mento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainLaboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Unidad Asociada UAM/CSIC, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Departa-mento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainLaboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainLaboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainWe report efficient vortex pinning in thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon-based (W–C) nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition (FIBID). By using FIBID, W–C superconducting films have been created with thickness modulation properties exhibiting periodicity from 60 to 140 nm, leading to a strong pinning potential for the vortex lattice. This produces local minima in the resistivity up to high magnetic fields (2.2 T) in a broad temperature range due to commensurability effects between the pinning potential and the vortex lattice. The results show that the combination of single-step FIBID fabrication of superconducting nanostructures with built-in artificial pinning landscapes and the small intrinsic random pinning potential of this material produces strong periodic pinning potentials, maximizing the opportunities for the investigation of fundamental aspects in vortex science under changing external stimuli (e.g., temperature, magnetic field, electrical current).https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.162focused ion beam induced depositionmagnetotransportsuperconductivityvortex lattice |
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Ismael García Serrano Javier Sesé Isabel Guillamón Hermann Suderow Sebastián Vieira Manuel Ricardo Ibarra José María De Teresa Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology focused ion beam induced deposition magnetotransport superconductivity vortex lattice |
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Ismael García Serrano Javier Sesé Isabel Guillamón Hermann Suderow Sebastián Vieira Manuel Ricardo Ibarra José María De Teresa |
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Ismael García Serrano |
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Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields |
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Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields |
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Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields |
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Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields |
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Thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields |
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thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon superconducting nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition for vortex pinning up to high magnetic fields |
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Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
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2190-4286 |
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We report efficient vortex pinning in thickness-modulated tungsten–carbon-based (W–C) nanostructures grown by focused ion beam induced deposition (FIBID). By using FIBID, W–C superconducting films have been created with thickness modulation properties exhibiting periodicity from 60 to 140 nm, leading to a strong pinning potential for the vortex lattice. This produces local minima in the resistivity up to high magnetic fields (2.2 T) in a broad temperature range due to commensurability effects between the pinning potential and the vortex lattice. The results show that the combination of single-step FIBID fabrication of superconducting nanostructures with built-in artificial pinning landscapes and the small intrinsic random pinning potential of this material produces strong periodic pinning potentials, maximizing the opportunities for the investigation of fundamental aspects in vortex science under changing external stimuli (e.g., temperature, magnetic field, electrical current). |
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focused ion beam induced deposition magnetotransport superconductivity vortex lattice |
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https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.162 |
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