Laser engineered architectures for magnetic flux manipulation on superconducting Nb thin films

Critical current density; Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS); Magnetic flux; Magneto-optical imaging (MOI); 'current; Anisotropic pinning; Laser-induced periodic surface structure; Laser-induced periodic surface structures; Magneto-optical imaging; Magnetooptical imaging; NanoPatterning; Preferential pathways; Thin-films; Condensed Matter Physics; Surfaces and Interfaces; Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Abstract :

[en] Custom shaped magnetic flux guiding channels have been fabricated on superconducting Nb thin films by laser nanopatterning of their surface. Preferential pathways are defined by suitable combination of imprinted anisotropic pinning domains through laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS). Generated by the selective energy deposition of femtosecond UV laser pulses, quasi-parallel ripple structures are formed under optimized irradiation conditions. On average, each domain is formed by grooves with a lateral period of 260–270 nm and a depth about 80 nm. By combination of scanning and transmission electron microscopy, magneto-optical imaging, and conductive atomic force microscopy techniques, we conclude that the boundaries of the LIPSS-covered domains play a prominent role in the magnetic flux diversion process within the film. This is confirmed by dedicated modeling of the flux dynamics, combined with the inversion of the magneto-optical signal. The created metasurfaces enable control of the flux penetration process at the microscale.

Research Center/Unit :

Q-MAT - Quantum Materials - ULiège

Disciplines :

Physics

Author, co-author :

Martínez, Elena ^✱; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Lejeune, Nicolas ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Quantum Materials (Q-MAT)

Frechilla, Javier ; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Porta-Velilla, Luis ; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Fourneau, Emile ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique expérimentale des matériaux nanostructurés

Angurel, Luis A.; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

de la Fuente, Germán F. ; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Bonse, Jörn ; Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany

Silhanek, Alejandro ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique expérimentale des matériaux nanostructurés

Badía-Majós, Antonio ; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Language :

English

Title :

Laser engineered architectures for magnetic flux manipulation on superconducting Nb thin films

Publication date :

15 January 2025

Journal title :

Applied Surface Science

ISSN :

0169-4332

eISSN :

1873-5584

Publisher :

Elsevier B.V.

Volume :

679

Pages :

161214

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0169433224019287?httpAccept=text/xml

Funders :

FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture

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