Observation of the signatures of sub-resolution defects in two-dimensional superconductors with scanning SQUID
arXiv:1806.00617 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.064510
Abstract
The diamagnetic susceptibility of a superconductor is directly related to its superfluid density. Mutual inductance is a highly sensitive method for characterizing thin films; however, in traditional mutual inductance measurements, the measured response is a non-trivial average over the area of the mutual inductance coils, which are typically of millimeter size. Here we image localized, isolated features in the diamagnetic susceptibility of δ-doped SrTiO3, the 2-DES at the interface between LaAlO3 and SrTiO3, and Nb superconducting thin film systems using scanning superconducting quantum interference device susceptometry, with spatial resolution as fine as 0.7 μm. We show that these features can be modeled as locally suppressed superfluid density, with a single parameter that characterizes the strength of each feature. This method provides a systematic means of finding and quantifying submicron defects in two-dimensional superconductors.
arXiv comment11 pages, 10 figures
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