The maximum velocity of a mobile vortex in movement is generally limited by the phenomenon of flux-flow instability(FFI),which necessitates weak vortex pinning and fast heat removal from non-equilibrium electrons.We h...The maximum velocity of a mobile vortex in movement is generally limited by the phenomenon of flux-flow instability(FFI),which necessitates weak vortex pinning and fast heat removal from non-equilibrium electrons.We here demonstrate exfoliations and nano-fabrications of Bi_(2)Sr_(2)Ca_(2)Cu_(3)O_(10+δ) crystalline nanostrips,which possess a rather weak pinning volume of vortices,relatively low resistivity,and large normal electron diffusion coefficient.The deduced vortex velocity in Bi_(2)Sr_(2)Ca_(2)Cu_(3)O_(10+δ) crystalline nanostrips can be up to 300 km/s near the superconducting transition temperature,well above the speed of sound.The observed vortex velocity is an order of magnitude faster than that of conventional superconducting systems,representing a perfect platform for exploration of ultra-fast vortex matter and a good candidate for fabrications of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors or superconducting THz modulator.展开更多
The vortex pinning determining the current carrying capacity of a superconductor is an important property to the applications of superconducting materials.For layered superconductors,the vortex pinning can be enhanced...The vortex pinning determining the current carrying capacity of a superconductor is an important property to the applications of superconducting materials.For layered superconductors,the vortex pinning can be enhanced by a strong interlayer interaction in accompany with a suppression of superconducting anisotropy,which remains to be investigated in iron based superconductors(FeSCs)with the layered structure.Here,based on the transport and magnetic torque measurements,we experimentally investigate the vortex pinning in two bilayer FeSCs,CaKFe_(4)As_(4)(Fe1144)and KCa_(2)Fe_(4)As4F_(2)(Fe12442),and compare their superconducting anisotropyγ.While the anisotropyγ≈3 for Fe1144 is much smaller thanγ≈15 in Fe12442 around Tc,a higher flux pinning energy as evidenced by a higher critical current density is found in Fe1144,as compared with the case of Fe12442.In combination with the literature data of Ba_(0.72)K_(0.28)Fe2As_(2) and Nd Fe As_(O0.82)F_(0.18),we reveal an anti-correlation between the pinning energy and the superconducting anisotropy in these Fe SCs.Our results thus suggest that the interlayer interaction can not be neglected when considering the vortex pinning in Fe SCs.展开更多
基金supporting high quality of post growth treatment Bi_(2)Sr_(2)Ca_(2)Cu_(3)O_(10+δ)single crystalssupported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304000)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61971408 and 61827823)Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(Grant No.2019SHZDZX01)Shanghai Rising-Star Program(Grant No.20QA1410900)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.2020241 and 2021230)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant No.19ZR1467400)。
文摘The maximum velocity of a mobile vortex in movement is generally limited by the phenomenon of flux-flow instability(FFI),which necessitates weak vortex pinning and fast heat removal from non-equilibrium electrons.We here demonstrate exfoliations and nano-fabrications of Bi_(2)Sr_(2)Ca_(2)Cu_(3)O_(10+δ) crystalline nanostrips,which possess a rather weak pinning volume of vortices,relatively low resistivity,and large normal electron diffusion coefficient.The deduced vortex velocity in Bi_(2)Sr_(2)Ca_(2)Cu_(3)O_(10+δ) crystalline nanostrips can be up to 300 km/s near the superconducting transition temperature,well above the speed of sound.The observed vortex velocity is an order of magnitude faster than that of conventional superconducting systems,representing a perfect platform for exploration of ultra-fast vortex matter and a good candidate for fabrications of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors or superconducting THz modulator.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11574338)the National Natural Science Foundation of China–China Academy of Engineering Physics NSAF Joint Fund(Grant No.U1530402)+4 种基金supported by the Superconducting Electronics Facility(SELF)of Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology.The work at IOPCAS was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0704200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11822411 and 11961160699)the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(Grant No.XDB25000000)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(Grant No.2016004)。
文摘The vortex pinning determining the current carrying capacity of a superconductor is an important property to the applications of superconducting materials.For layered superconductors,the vortex pinning can be enhanced by a strong interlayer interaction in accompany with a suppression of superconducting anisotropy,which remains to be investigated in iron based superconductors(FeSCs)with the layered structure.Here,based on the transport and magnetic torque measurements,we experimentally investigate the vortex pinning in two bilayer FeSCs,CaKFe_(4)As_(4)(Fe1144)and KCa_(2)Fe_(4)As4F_(2)(Fe12442),and compare their superconducting anisotropyγ.While the anisotropyγ≈3 for Fe1144 is much smaller thanγ≈15 in Fe12442 around Tc,a higher flux pinning energy as evidenced by a higher critical current density is found in Fe1144,as compared with the case of Fe12442.In combination with the literature data of Ba_(0.72)K_(0.28)Fe2As_(2) and Nd Fe As_(O0.82)F_(0.18),we reveal an anti-correlation between the pinning energy and the superconducting anisotropy in these Fe SCs.Our results thus suggest that the interlayer interaction can not be neglected when considering the vortex pinning in Fe SCs.
