Abstract
We have developed a superconducting phase gradiometer consisting of two parallel DNA-templated nanowires connecting two thin-film leads. We have ramped the cross current flowing perpendicular to the nanowires, and observed oscillations in the lead-to-lead resistance due to cross-current-induced phase differences. By using this gradiometer we have measured the temperature- and magnetic-field dependence of the superfluid density, and observed an amplification of phase gradients caused by elastic vortex displacements. We examine our data in light of Miller-Bardeen theory of dirty superconductors and a microscale version of Campbell's model of field penetration.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 220506 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 13 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics