Dynamics of single vortices in grain boundaries: I-V characteristics on the femtovolt scale

B. Kalisky; J.R. Kirtley; E.A. Nowadnick; R.B. Dinner; E. Zeldov; A. Ariando; S. Wenderich; H. Hilgenkamp; D.M. Feldmann; K.A. Moler

doi:10.1063/1.3137164

Dynamics of single vortices in grain boundaries: I-V characteristics on the femtovolt scale

B. Kalisky, J.R. Kirtley, E.A. Nowadnick, R.B. Dinner, E. Zeldov, A. Ariando, S. Wenderich, H. Hilgenkamp, D.M. Feldmann, K.A. Moler

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We employed a scanning Hall probe microscope to detect the hopping of individual vortices between pinning sites along grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O6+δ thin films in the presence of an applied current. Detecting the motion of individual vortices allowed us to probe the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of the grain boundary with voltage sensitivity below a femtovolt. We find a very sharp onset of dissipation with V∝In with an unprecedented high exponent of n ≈ 290 that shows essentially no dependence on temperature or grain boundary angle. Our data have no straightforward explanation within the existing grain boundary transport models.

Original language	English
Article number	202504
Journal	Applied physics letters
Volume	94
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3137164
Publication status	Published - 2009

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