Abstract
A study has been made of the superconducting properties of Fe/V/Fe sandwiches with V thickness ranging from 153 AP (atomic planes) to 5048 AP. All 20 samples studied were prepared in a single run. At zero magnetic field, the suppression of the transition temperature follows an inverse square dependence on the thickness, implying a strong pair-breaking effect in the Fe layers. The upper critical field data cross over smoothly from the 2D regime to the 3D regime with increasing V thickness. A comparison with some thin-film theories is given.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 139-150 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Low Temperature Physics |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics