Observation of Splintered Josephson Vortices at Grain Boundaries in [Formula presented]

R. G. Mints, Ilya Papiashvili, J. R. Kirtley, H. Hilgenkamp, G. Hammerl, J. Mannhart

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Abstract

We have directly observed well-separated Josephson vortex splinters with unquantized magnetic flux at asymmetric [Formula presented] grain boundaries in [Formula presented] films by imaging magnetic flux with scanning SQUID microscopy. The existence of these splinter vortices has been predicted and is well described by a model based on [Formula presented] pairing symmetry and facetting of the grain boundary on a length scale shorter than the Josephson penetration depth.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume89
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

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