Current-Induced First-order Superconducting Transitions in Tantalum Thin Films at Zero Magnetic Field

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongguang Qin ◽  
Yongho Seo ◽  
Jongsoo Yoon
2006 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
Petr Vašek

Longitudinal and transverse voltages have been measured on thin films of MgB2 with different width of superconducting transition range. The study has been performed in zero and nonzero external magnetic fields. The non-zero transverse voltage has been observed in close vicinity of the critical temperature in zero external magnetic field while far enough from Tc this voltage has been zero. In magnetic field it merges into transverse voltage which is an even function with respect to the direction of the field. Usual Hall voltage starts to appear with increasing magnetic field. At the highest field the even voltage disappears and only the Hall voltage is measurable i.e. the transverse even voltage is suppressed with increasing magnetic field and increasing transport current as well. New scaling between transverse and longitudinal resistivities has been observed in the form ρxy~dρxx/dT . This correlation is valid not only in the zero magnetic field but also in nonzero magnetic field where transverse even voltage can be detected. Several models trying to explain observed results are discussed. The most promising seems to be guided motion of the vortices.


1996 ◽  
Vol 46 (S3) ◽  
pp. 1363-1364
Author(s):  
Vilyam Askhenzy ◽  
Corrado Coccorese ◽  
Grzegorz Jung ◽  
Bonaventura Savo ◽  
Boris Ya. Shapiro

1988 ◽  
Vol 02 (06) ◽  
pp. 1447-1462 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. HANSEL ◽  
J. M. MAILLARD

The series analysis of the low temperature expansion of the checkerboard q-state Potts model in a magnetic field initiated in two previous papers is continued. In particular algebraic varieties of the parameter space (corresponding or generalizing the so-called disorder solutions), the checkerboard Potts model and its Bethe approximation are indistinguishable as far as one is concerned with the partition function and its first order derivatives. The difference between the two models occurs for higher order derivatives. In particular one gives the exact expression of the (low temperature expansion of the) susceptibility of the checkerboard Ising model in zero magnetic field on one of these varieties.


2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
L. Jakučionis ◽  
V. Kleiza

Electrical properties of conductive thin films, that are produced by vacuum evaporation on the dielectric substrates, and which properties depend on their thickness, usually are anisotropic i.e. they have uniaxial anisotropy. If the condensate grow on dielectric substrates on which plane electrical field E is created the transverse voltage U⊥ appears on the boundary of the film in the direction perpendicular to E. Transverse voltage U⊥ depends on the angle γ between the applied magnetic field H and axis of light magnetisation. When electric field E is applied to continuous or grid layers, U⊥ and resistance R of layers are changed by changing γ. It means that value of U⊥ is the measure of anisotropy magnitude. Increasing voltage U0 , which is created by E, U⊥ increases to certain magnitude and later decreases. The anisotropy of continuous thin layers is excited by inequality of conductivity tensor components σ0 ≠ σ⊥. The reason of anisotropy is explained by the model which shows that properties of grain boundaries are defined by unequal probability of transient of charge carrier.


2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Landreman

A new paradigm for rapid stellarator configuration design has been recently demonstrated, in which the shapes of quasisymmetric or omnigenous flux surfaces are computed directly using an expansion in small distance from the magnetic axis. To further develop this approach, here we derive several other quantities of interest that can be rapidly computed from this near-axis expansion. First, the $\boldsymbol {\nabla }\boldsymbol {B}$ and $\boldsymbol {\nabla }\boldsymbol {\nabla }\boldsymbol {B}$ tensors are computed, which can be used for direct derivative-based optimization of electromagnetic coil shapes to achieve the desired magnetic configuration. Moreover, if the norm of these tensors is large compared with the field strength for a given magnetic field, the field must have a short length scale, suggesting it may be hard to produce with coils that are suitably far away. Second, we evaluate the minor radius at which the flux surface shapes would become singular, providing a lower bound on the achievable aspect ratio. This bound is also shown to be related to an equilibrium beta limit. Finally, for configurations that are constructed to achieve a desired magnetic field strength to first order in the expansion, we compute the error field that arises due to second-order terms.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanhee Kim ◽  
Dilip Bhoi ◽  
Yeahan Sur ◽  
Byung-Gu Jeon ◽  
Dirk Wulferding ◽  
...  

AbstractIn order to understand the superconducting gap nature of a $$\hbox {2H-Pd}_{0.08} \hbox {TaSe}_2$$ 2H-Pd 0.08 TaSe 2 single crystal with $$T_{c} = 3.13 \text { K}$$ T c = 3.13 K , in-plane thermal conductivity $$\kappa $$ κ , in-plane London penetration depth $$\lambda _{\text {L}}$$ λ L , and the upper critical fields $$H_{c2}$$ H c 2 have been investigated. At zero magnetic field, it is found that no residual linear term $$\kappa _{0}/T$$ κ 0 / T exists and $$\lambda _{\text {L}}$$ λ L follows a power-law $$T^n$$ T n (T: temperature) with n = 2.66 at $$T \le \frac{1}{3}T_c$$ T ≤ 1 3 T c , supporting nodeless superconductivity. Moreover, the magnetic-field dependence of $$\kappa _{0}$$ κ 0 /T clearly shows a shoulder-like feature at a low field region. The temperature dependent $$H_{c2}$$ H c 2 curves for both in-plane and out-of-plane field directions exhibit clear upward curvatures near $$T_c$$ T c , consistent with the shape predicted by the two-band theory and the anisotropy ratio between the $$H_{c2}$$ H c 2 (T) curves exhibits strong temperature-dependence. All these results coherently suggest that $$\hbox {2H-Pd}_{0.08} \hbox {TaSe}_2$$ 2H-Pd 0.08 TaSe 2 is a nodeless, multiband superconductor.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibiao Zhou ◽  
Qiyuan Feng ◽  
Yubin Hou ◽  
Masao Nakamura ◽  
Yoshinori Tokura ◽  
...  

AbstractThe CE phase is an extraordinary phase exhibiting the simultaneous spin, charge, and orbital ordering due to strong electron correlation. It is an ideal platform to investigate the role of the multiple orderings in the phase transitions and discover emergent properties. Here, we use a cryogenic high-field magnetic force microscope to image the phase transitions and properties of the CE phase in a Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 thin film. In a high magnetic field, we observed a clear suppression of magnetic susceptibility at the charge-ordering insulator transition temperature (TCOI), whereas, at the Néel temperature (TN), no significant change is observed. This observation favors the scenario of strong antiferromagnetic correlation developed below TCOI but raises questions about the Zener polaron paramagnetic phase picture. Besides, we discoverd a phase-separated surface state in the CE phase regime. Ferromagnetic phase domains residing at the surface already exist in zero magnetic field and show ultra-high magnetic anisotropy. Our results provide microscopic insights into the unconventional spin- and charge-ordering transitions and revealed essential attributes of the CE phase, highlighting unusual behaviors when multiple electronic orderings are involved.


2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
G. Nath

Abstract The approximate analytical solution for the propagation of gas ionizing cylindrical blast (shock) wave in a rotational axisymmetric non-ideal gas with azimuthal or axial magnetic field is investigated. The axial and azimuthal components of fluid velocity are taken into consideration and these flow variables, magnetic field in the ambient medium are assumed to be varying according to the power laws with distance from the axis of symmetry. The shock is supposed to be strong one for the ratio C 0 V s 2 ${\left(\frac{{C}_{0}}{{V}_{s}}\right)}^{2}$ to be a negligible small quantity, where C 0 is the sound velocity in undisturbed fluid and V S is the shock velocity. In the undisturbed medium the density is assumed to be constant to obtain the similarity solution. The flow variables in power series of C 0 V s 2 ${\left(\frac{{C}_{0}}{{V}_{s}}\right)}^{2}$ are expanded to obtain the approximate analytical solutions. The first order and second order approximations to the solutions are discussed with the help of power series expansion. For the first order approximation the analytical solutions are derived. In the flow-field region behind the blast wave the distribution of the flow variables in the case of first order approximation is shown in graphs. It is observed that in the flow field region the quantity J 0 increases with an increase in the value of gas non-idealness parameter or Alfven-Mach number or rotational parameter. Hence, the non-idealness of the gas and the presence of rotation or magnetic field have decaying effect on shock wave.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. eabf1467
Author(s):  
T. Asaba ◽  
V. Ivanov ◽  
S. M. Thomas ◽  
S. Y. Savrasov ◽  
J. D. Thompson ◽  
...  

The transverse voltage generated by a temperature gradient in a perpendicularly applied magnetic field, termed the Nernst effect, has promise for thermoelectric applications and for probing electronic structure. In magnetic materials, an anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) is possible in a zero magnetic field. We report a colossal ANE in the ferromagnetic metal UCo0.8Ru0.2Al, reaching 23 microvolts per kelvin. Uranium’s 5f electrons provide strong electronic correlations that lead to narrow bands, a known route to producing a large thermoelectric response. In addition, uranium’s strong spin-orbit coupling produces an intrinsic transverse response in this material due to the Berry curvature associated with the relativistic electronic structure. Theoretical calculations show that in UCo0.8Ru0.2Al at least 148 Weyl nodes, and two nodal lines, exist within 60 millielectron volt of the Fermi level. This work demonstrates that magnetic actinide materials can host strong Nernst and Hall responses due to their combined correlated and topological nature.


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