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Nature Communications, volume 9, issue 1, publication number 2277

Expansion of a superconducting vortex core into a diffusive metal

Stolyarov Vasily S ^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

Cren Tristan ⁵

Brun Christophe ⁵

Golovchanskiy Igor' A. ^{1, 3}

Skryabina Olga V ^{3, 4}

Kasatonov Daniil I ³

Khapaev Mikhail M ^{3, 6, 7}

Kupriyanov Mikhail Yu ^{3, 6, 8}

Golubov Alexander A ^{3, 9}

Roditchev Dimitri ^{3, 5, 10, 11}

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National University of Science and technology MISIS, Moscow, Russia |

Fundamental Physical and Chemical Engineering Department, MSU, Moscow, Russia |

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia |

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Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, Chernogolovka, Russia |

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Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France |

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Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russia |

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Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics MSU, Moscow, Russia |

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Solid State Physics Department, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia |

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Faculty of Science and Technology and MESA+ Institute of Nanotechnology, Enschede, The Netherlands |

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Sorbonne Université, PARIS, France |

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LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, Paris, France |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2018-06-11

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04582-1

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Abstract

Vortices in quantum condensates exist owing to a macroscopic phase coherence. Here we show, both experimentally and theoretically, that a quantum vortex with a well-defined core can exist in a rather thick normal metal, proximized with a superconductor. Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy we reveal a proximity vortex lattice at the surface of 50 nm—thick Cu-layer deposited on Nb. We demonstrate that these vortices have regular round cores in the centers of which the proximity minigap vanishes. The cores are found to be significantly larger than the Abrikosov vortex cores in Nb, which is related to the effective coherence length in the proximity region. We develop a theoretical approach that provides a fully self-consistent picture of the evolution of the vortex with the distance from Cu/Nb interface, the interface impedance, applied magnetic field, and temperature. Our work opens a way for the accurate tuning of the superconducting properties of quantum hybrids.Quantum condensates may penetrate from one material to another due to the proximity effect. Here, Stolyarov et al. report the spatial evolution of quantum vortices from a superconducting Nb layer to a 50 nanometer thick diffusive metallic Cu-film, which is quite thick away from the interface.

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Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 1, 3.7% Pleiades Publishing 1 publication, 3.7%
IEEE	IEEE, 1, 3.7% IEEE 1 publication, 3.7%
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Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1, 3.7% Frontiers Media S.A. 1 publication, 3.7%
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Stolyarov V. S. et al. Expansion of a superconducting vortex core into a diffusive metal // Nature Communications. 2018. Vol. 9. No. 1. 2277

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Stolyarov V. S., Cren T., Brun C., Golovchanskiy I. A., Skryabina O. V., Kasatonov D. I., Khapaev M. M., Kupriyanov M. Yu., Golubov A. A., Roditchev D. Expansion of a superconducting vortex core into a diffusive metal // Nature Communications. 2018. Vol. 9. No. 1. 2277

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DO - 10.1038/s41467-018-04582-1

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TI - Expansion of a superconducting vortex core into a diffusive metal

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AU - Stolyarov, Vasily S

AU - Cren, Tristan

AU - Brun, Christophe

AU - Skryabina, Olga V

AU - Kasatonov, Daniil I

AU - Khapaev, Mikhail M

AU - Kupriyanov, Mikhail Yu

AU - Golubov, Alexander A

AU - Roditchev, Dimitri

AU - Golovchanskiy, Igor' A.

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@article{2018_Stolyarov,

author = {Vasily S Stolyarov and Tristan Cren and Christophe Brun and Olga V Skryabina and Daniil I Kasatonov and Mikhail M Khapaev and Mikhail Yu Kupriyanov and Alexander A Golubov and Dimitri Roditchev and Igor' A. Golovchanskiy},

title = {Expansion of a superconducting vortex core into a diffusive metal},

journal = {Nature Communications},

year = {2018},

volume = {9},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {jun},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41467-018-04582-1},

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doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-04582-1}

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