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Title
Spontaneous vortex phases in superconductor-ferromagnet Pb-Co nanocomposite films
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Abstract
We report measurements which indicate the appearance of spontaneous vortices in lead superconducting films with embedded magnetic nanoparticles and a temperature-induced phase transition between different vortex phases. Unlike common vortices in superconductors, the vortex phase appears in the absence of applied magnetic field. The vortices nucleate exclusively due to the stray field of the magnetic nanoparticles, which serve the dual role of providing the internal field and simultaneously acting as pinning centers. Transport measurements reveal dynamical phase transitions that depend on temperature (T) and applied field (H) and support the obtained H-T phase diagram.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review : B : solid state. - Lancaster, Pa, 1970 - 1978
Publication
Lancaster, Pa : 2008
ISSN
0556-2805
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVB.78.224524
Volume/pages
78 :22 (2008) , p. 224524,1-224524,5
ISI
000262245200092
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