Strong critical current density enhancement in NiCu/NbN superconducting nanostripes for optical detection

Marrocco, N. et al. (2010) Strong critical current density enhancement in NiCu/NbN superconducting nanostripes for optical detection. Applied Physics Letters, 97(9), 092504. (doi: 10.1063/1.3479529)

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Abstract

We present measurements of ferromagnet/superconductor (NiCu/NbN) and plain superconducting (NbN) nanostripes with the linewidth ranging from 150 to 300 nm. The NiCu (3 nm)/NbN (8 nm) bilayers, as compared to NbN (8 nm), showed a up to six times increase in their critical current density, reaching at 4.2 K the values of 5.5 MA/cm2 for a 150 nm wide nanostripe meander and 12.1 MA/cm2 for a 300 nm one. We also observed six-time sensitivity enhancement when the 150 nm wide NiCu/NbN nanostripe was used as an optical detector. The strong critical current enhancement is explained by the vortex pinning strength and density increase in NiCu/NbN bilayers and confirmed by approximately tenfold increase in the vortex polarizability factor.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Casaburi, Dr Alessandro
Authors: Marrocco, N., Pepe, G.P., Capretti, A., Parlato, L., Pagliarulo, V., Peluso, G., Barone, A., Cristiano, R., Ejrnaes, M., Casaburi, A., Kashiwazaki, N., Taino, T., Myoren, H., and Sobolewski, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:Applied Physics Letters
ISSN:0003-6951
Published Online:31 August 2010

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