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Phase-Slip Phenomena in Proximitized NbN/NiCu Superconducting Nanostripes

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Ultrathin superconducting/ferromagnet (S/F) nanostripes are very interesting systems to investigate both the physics involved on nanoscale size and as light sensitive elements for superconducting single photon detectors. The electrical transport… Click to show full abstract

Ultrathin superconducting/ferromagnet (S/F) nanostripes are very interesting systems to investigate both the physics involved on nanoscale size and as light sensitive elements for superconducting single photon detectors. The electrical transport properties of NbN(8 nm)/NiCu(10 nm) nanostripes are presented down to a temperature of 4.2 K. A number of voltage steps were observed on the current-voltage characteristics, and they were investigated at different temperatures. A possible explanation in terms of active phase-slip phenomena has been proposed on the basis of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory, leading to an estimation of the inelastic electron-phonon relaxation time around 0.8 ps. The latter value was found to be in good agreement with a relaxation time, independently measured by femtosecond transient optical reflectivity experiments performed on the same bilayer.

Keywords: nbn nicu; phenomena proximitized; phase slip; slip phenomena

Journal Title: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
Year Published: 2017

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