We examine MHD processes arising in melts placed in vessels of circular and rectangular cross-sections under the action of amplitude-and-frequency modulated rotating magnetic field.It is established that besides the m...We examine MHD processes arising in melts placed in vessels of circular and rectangular cross-sections under the action of amplitude-and-frequency modulated rotating magnetic field.It is established that besides the mean turbulent flow,seven oscillations arise in the melt,whose frequency and amplitude depend on modulation parameters.展开更多
In contrast to Ref.[1]studying MHD processes in a helical channel induced by a vertical rotating electric current layer,in the present report we examine another version with the rotating electric current layer orthogo...In contrast to Ref.[1]studying MHD processes in a helical channel induced by a vertical rotating electric current layer,in the present report we examine another version with the rotating electric current layer orthogonal to the helical channel axis,which leads to an increase in melt velocity with the growing pitch angle α of the helical channel.展开更多
Manipulating the superconducting states of high transition temperature(high-Tc)cuprate superconductors in an efficient and reliable way is of great importance for their applications in next-generation electronics.Here...Manipulating the superconducting states of high transition temperature(high-Tc)cuprate superconductors in an efficient and reliable way is of great importance for their applications in next-generation electronics.Here,employing ionic liquid gating,a selective control of volatile and non-volatile superconductivity is achieved in pristine insulating Pr2CuO4±δ(PCO)films,based on two distinct mechanisms.Firstly,with positive electric fields,the film can be reversibly switched between superconducting and non-superconducting states,attributed to the carrier doping effect.Secondly,the film becomes more resistive by applying negative bias voltage up to-4V,but strikingly,a non-volatile superconductivity is achieved once the gate voltage is removed.Such phenomenon represents a distinctive route of manipulating superconductivity in PCO,resulting from the doping healing of oxygen vacancies in copper-oxygen planes as unravelled by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscope and in situ X-ray diffraction experiments.The effective manipulation of volatile/non-volatile superconductivity in the same parent cuprate brings more functionalities to superconducting electronics,as well as supplies flexible samples for investigating the nature of quantum phase transitions in high-Tcsuperconductors.展开更多
In this work,we discuss the origin of several anomalies present in the point-contact Andreev reflection spectra of（Li1-xFex）OHFeSe,LiTi2O4,and La2-xCexCuO4.While these features are similar to those stemming from int...In this work,we discuss the origin of several anomalies present in the point-contact Andreev reflection spectra of（Li1-xFex）OHFeSe,LiTi2O4,and La2-xCexCuO4.While these features are similar to those stemming from intrinsic superconducting properties,such as Andreev reflection,electron-boson coupling,multigap superconductivity,d-wave and p-wave pairing symmetry,they cannot be accounted for by the modified Blonder–Tinkham–Klapwijk（BTK） model,but require to consider critical current effects arising from the junction geometry.Our results point to the importance of tracking the evolution of the dips and peaks in the differential conductance as a function of the bias voltage,in order to correctly deduce the properties of the superconducting state.展开更多
High quality Nb films were successfully prepared on both flexible polyimide(PI)and rigid Al2O3substrates and their transport properties were systematically studied at various applied currents,external magnetic fields,...High quality Nb films were successfully prepared on both flexible polyimide(PI)and rigid Al2O3substrates and their transport properties were systematically studied at various applied currents,external magnetic fields,and sample orientations.It is found that a curved Nb/PI film exhibits quite different superconducting transition and vortex dynamics compared to the flat Nb/Al2O3film.For the curved Nb/PI film,smooth superconducting transitions were obtained at low currents,while unexpected cascade structures were revealed in theρ(T)curves at high currents.We attribute this phenomenon to the gradient distribution of vortex density together with a variation of superconductivity along the curved film.In addition,reentrant superconductivity was induced in the curved Nb/PI thin film by properly choosing the measurement conditions.We attribute this effect to the vortex pinning from both in-plane vortices and out-of-plane vortices.This work reveals the complex transport properties of curved superconducting thin films,providing important insights for further theoretical investigations and practical developments of flexible superconductors.展开更多
文摘We examine MHD processes arising in melts placed in vessels of circular and rectangular cross-sections under the action of amplitude-and-frequency modulated rotating magnetic field.It is established that besides the mean turbulent flow,seven oscillations arise in the melt,whose frequency and amplitude depend on modulation parameters.
基金Item Sponsored by framework of International Scientific Project No.C26/251 "MHD Liquid Metal Stirring and its Effect on the Structure of Solidifying Alloys"and Resaerch Center"Mathematical Models of the Continuous Media" (PermRussian Federation)
文摘In contrast to Ref.[1]studying MHD processes in a helical channel induced by a vertical rotating electric current layer,in the present report we examine another version with the rotating electric current layer orthogonal to the helical channel axis,which leads to an increase in melt velocity with the growing pitch angle α of the helical channel.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2015CB921000,2016YFA0300301,2017YFA0302902,2017YFA0303003 and 2018YFB0704102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11674374 and 11834016)+3 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB25000000)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(QYZDB-SSW-SLH008 and QYZDY-SSW-SLH001)CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Teambenefited from the bilateral collaboration F.R.S.-FNRS/NSFC(V4/345-DeM-229)。
文摘Manipulating the superconducting states of high transition temperature(high-Tc)cuprate superconductors in an efficient and reliable way is of great importance for their applications in next-generation electronics.Here,employing ionic liquid gating,a selective control of volatile and non-volatile superconductivity is achieved in pristine insulating Pr2CuO4±δ(PCO)films,based on two distinct mechanisms.Firstly,with positive electric fields,the film can be reversibly switched between superconducting and non-superconducting states,attributed to the carrier doping effect.Secondly,the film becomes more resistive by applying negative bias voltage up to-4V,but strikingly,a non-volatile superconductivity is achieved once the gate voltage is removed.Such phenomenon represents a distinctive route of manipulating superconductivity in PCO,resulting from the doping healing of oxygen vacancies in copper-oxygen planes as unravelled by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscope and in situ X-ray diffraction experiments.The effective manipulation of volatile/non-volatile superconductivity in the same parent cuprate brings more functionalities to superconducting electronics,as well as supplies flexible samples for investigating the nature of quantum phase transitions in high-Tcsuperconductors.
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2015CB921000,2016YFA0300301,and 2017YFA0302902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11674374 and 1474338)+5 种基金the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDB-SSW-SLH008)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDB07020100 and XDB07030200)the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Project(Grant No.Z161100002116011)the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique–FNRS and the ARC Grant 13/18-08 for Concerted Research Actions,financed by the French Community of Belgium(Wallonia-Brussels Federation)Jérémy Brisbois acknowledges the support from F.R.S.–FNRS(Research Fellowship)The work of Alejandro V Silhanek is partially supported by PDR T.0106.16 of the F.R.S.–FNRS
文摘In this work,we discuss the origin of several anomalies present in the point-contact Andreev reflection spectra of（Li1-xFex）OHFeSe,LiTi2O4,and La2-xCexCuO4.While these features are similar to those stemming from intrinsic superconducting properties,such as Andreev reflection,electron-boson coupling,multigap superconductivity,d-wave and p-wave pairing symmetry,they cannot be accounted for by the modified Blonder–Tinkham–Klapwijk（BTK） model,but require to consider critical current effects arising from the junction geometry.Our results point to the importance of tracking the evolution of the dips and peaks in the differential conductance as a function of the bias voltage,in order to correctly deduce the properties of the superconducting state.
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2021YFA0718700,2018YFB0704102,2017YFA0303003,2017YFA0302902,2016YFA0300301,and 2021YFA0718802)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11927808,11834016,118115301,119611410,11961141008,61727805+5 种基金11961141002)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(Grant Nos.QYZDB-SSW-SLH008 and QYZDY-SSW-SLH001)CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team,the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of CAS(Grant Nos.XDB25000000and XDB33000000)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.Z190008)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2020B0101340002)the support from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M711497)。
文摘High quality Nb films were successfully prepared on both flexible polyimide(PI)and rigid Al2O3substrates and their transport properties were systematically studied at various applied currents,external magnetic fields,and sample orientations.It is found that a curved Nb/PI film exhibits quite different superconducting transition and vortex dynamics compared to the flat Nb/Al2O3film.For the curved Nb/PI film,smooth superconducting transitions were obtained at low currents,while unexpected cascade structures were revealed in theρ(T)curves at high currents.We attribute this phenomenon to the gradient distribution of vortex density together with a variation of superconductivity along the curved film.In addition,reentrant superconductivity was induced in the curved Nb/PI thin film by properly choosing the measurement conditions.We attribute this effect to the vortex pinning from both in-plane vortices and out-of-plane vortices.This work reveals the complex transport properties of curved superconducting thin films,providing important insights for further theoretical investigations and practical developments of flexible superconductors.
