Dynamic vortex Mott transition in triangular superconducting arrays |
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Institution: | 1.Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;2.School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;3.Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100084, China |
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Abstract: | The proximity-coupled superconducting island arrays on a metallic film provide an ideal platform to study the phase transition of vortex states under mutual interactions between the vortex and potential landscape. We have developed a top-down microfabrication process for Nb island arrays on Au film by employing an Al hard mask. A current-induced dynamic vortex Mott transition has been observed under the perpendicular magnetic fields of $f$ magnetic flux quantum per unit cell, which is characterized by a dip-to-peak reversal in differential resistance d$V$/d$I$ vs. $f$ curve with the increasing current. The d$V$/d$I$ vs. $I$ characteristics show a scaling behavior near the magnetic fields of $f= {1}/{2}$ and $f=1$, with the critical exponents $\varepsilon$ of 0.45 and 0.3, respectively, suggesting different universality classes at these two fields. |
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Keywords: | microfabrication superconducting array Mott transition |
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