Some remarks are made on how to determine by magneto-optical imaging the electric currents flowing in a superconductor. The inversion problem is discussed how to compute these currents from the magnetic field measured in a planar magneto-optical indicator film positioned close to the conductor. Next, some geometries are listed for which the currents and magnetic fields can be computed from firs...

We predict the existence of surface waves in layered superconductors in the THz frequency range, below the Josephson plasma frequency omega J. This wave propagates along the vacuum-superconductor interface and dampens in both transverse directions out of the surface (i.e., towards the superconductor and towards the vacuum). This is the first prediction of propagating surface waves in any superc...

Ramp-type junctions connecting the d-wave superconductor YBazCu307.s and the s-wave superconductor niobium are fabricated using a thin gold layer as a chemical barrier. High critical current densities exceeding 5 kA/cm2 are obtained. The normal state resistivity (R,& values of the junctions are of the order of 0.1 pQ cm'. The magnetic field behavior of the critical current of junctions oriented...

The pair interaction between magnetic flux lines in a semi-infinite slab of an anisotropic type-II superconductor in an external field is derived in the London limit. The case where the applied field is normal to the superconductor/vacuum interface is considered. The presence of stray fields near the surface leads to an additional contribution to the repulsive interaction between flux lines tha...

We are developing normal-insulator-superconductor (NE) tunnel junctions for use as X-ray detectors for astronomical purposes and as phonon sensors for dark matter detectors. We are using photolithographic techniques to produce structures in which aluminum is the superconductor, Al,O1 is the tunnel barrier, and copper is the normal metal. We describe microfabrication details and present X-ray pu...

Thin films of the high-temperature superconductor HgBa$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{6+\delta}$ have been prepared on SrTiO$_3$ substrates by pulsed-laser deposition precursor and subsequent annealing in mercury-vapor atmosphere. The microstructural properties such can vary considerably analyzed x-ray diffraction atomic force microscopy. Whereas resistivity is significantly enhanced samples with coarse-graine...

FeSe superconductors and their related systems have attracted much attention in the study of iron-based superconductors owing to their simple crystal structure and peculiar electronic and physical properties. The bulk FeSe superconductor has a superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of ~8 K and it can be dramatically enhanced to 37 K at high pressure. On the other hand, its cousin system, F...

We propose the Josephson junctions linked by a normal metal between a d + id superconductor and another d + id superconductor, a d-wave superconductor, or a s-wave superconductor for identifying the chiral d + id superconductivity. The time-reversal breaking in the chiral d-wave superconducting state is shown to result in a Josephson φ0-junction state where the current-phase relation is shifted...

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