| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 76, Number 1, October 2006
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 121 - 127 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10233-3 | |
| Published online | 30 August 2006 | |
Field-screening properties of proximity-coupled 
double layers
1
Physikalisches Institut and Center for Functional Nanostructures Universität Karlsruhe - D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
2
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Festkörperphysik D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
Received:
20
June
2006
Accepted:
7
August
2006
In Nb/Ag layers, the induced superconductivity in Ag by Nb gives rise to diamagnetic screening currents in the Ag layer well below the transition temperature of the superconductor. By investigating the position dependence of the individual diamagnetic transitions of Nb and Ag with a gradiometer in a nearly parallel magnetic field, we find that the screening of the Ag layer is remarkably different compared to the Nb layer. While for the Nb layer a strong out-of-plane contribution is observed due to the large demagnetization factor, such a contribution is absent for the Ag layer. This can be explained by the partial overscreening of the magnetic field, i.e. a reduced diamagnetic response of the Ag layer, as suggested by the theory for the clean limit.
PACS: 74.25.Ha – Magnetic properties / 74.45.+c – Proximity effects; Andreev effect; SN and SNS junctions / 74.78.-w – Superconducting films and low-dimensional structures
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