Large oscillations of the magnetoresistance in nano-patterned La1. 84Sr0. 16CuO4 superconducting films

Y Yeshurun, I Sochnikov, A Shaulov, G Logvenov, I Bozovic

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Abstract

We report the results of magnetoresistance measurements in a unique network of non-interacting LSCO nano-loops 1. The network magnetoresistance exhibits oscillations with field periodicity φ0/A, where φ0= h/2e is the flux quantum and A is the area of a single loop. Remarkably, the oscillation amplitude is larger by two orders of magnitude than that expected from the Little-Parks effect. We argue that unlike the Little-Parks oscillations, which originate from periodic changes in the superconducting transition temperature, the oscillations we observe are caused by periodic changes in the interaction between thermally-excited moving vortices and the oscillating persistent current induced in the loops. Despite the enhanced amplitude of these oscillations, we have not detected oscillations with a period of h/e, as recently predicted for nanoscale loops of superconductors with d-wave symmetry, or with a period of h/4e,
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe 26th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics
Pages73
Number of pages1
StatePublished - Aug 2011

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