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Effect of sample geometry on the phase boundary of a mesoscopic superconducting loop
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Abstract
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| We studied the effect of sample geometry on the evolution of the superconducting state in nanoscale Nb circular and square loops by transport measurements. A multistage resistive transition with temperature is found for both samples, which is related to the effect of contact leads made from the same superconducting material. The H-T phase diagrams close to Tc0 show clear periodic oscillations on top of a parabolic background, i.e., Little-Parks effect. However, the amplitude of the oscillations decreases faster in the circular loop compared to the one in the square sample. Numerical simulations are conducted within the nonlinear Ginzburg-Landau theory to show the effect of sample geometry on the nucleation of superconductivity in superconducting loop structures. |
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English
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Physical review : B : solid state. - Lancaster, Pa, 1970 - 1978
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Publication
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Lancaster, Pa
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2009
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0556-2805
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DOI
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10.1103/PHYSREVB.80.064511
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80
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(2009)
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000269638800067
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