CaBaCuO ultrathin films and junctions
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2007

We investigated transport properties of ultrathin CaBaCuO (CBCO) bridges, focusing on vortex dynamics, and Josephson bicrystal junctions. The CBCO films used are composed of a stacking sequence of two structural subunits having different functions, namely a Ba-based charge reservoir (CR) block and a Ca-based infinite layer (IL) superconducting block. SQUID microscopy investigations of these films provide Pearl lengths A more than the bridge widths. Measuring current-voltage characteristics we found evidence that at high temperatures the vortices are thermally activated at the edge of the bridge and pushed in, causing dissipation and a power-law dependence of the voltage from the current. At lower temperatures, the experimental curves change their shape. We compared these data with the predicted behavior for vortex quantum tunneling and we found very good agreement. Moreover, we have realized Josephson junctions composed of only a few superconducting CuO2 planes. The CBCO films used in these experiments are only 8 nm thick and have six superconducting CUO2 planes. The simple structure of the GB allows a reliable estimation of the coupling along the ab planes of the CuO2. We calculate for 24 degrees symmetric and asymmetric cases a critical current density per plane of about (1-3) kA/cm(2).

Författare

D. Born

Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

D. Stornaiuolo

Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

F. Tafuri

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

P. G. Medaglia

Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata

P. Orgiani

Universita degli Studi di Salerno

Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata

G. Balestrino

Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata

Floriana Lombardi

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantkomponentfysik

J. R. Kirtley

IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

V. G. Kogan

Iowa State University

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

1051-8223 (ISSN) 15582515 (eISSN)

Vol. 17 2/3 3581-3584

Ämneskategorier

Fysik

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2007.899390

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