We report on the isotropic pinning obtained in epitaxial Fe(Se,Te) thin films grown on CaF2(001) substrate. High critical current density values - larger than 1 MA/cm(2) in self field and liquid helium - are reached together with a very weak dependence on the magnetic field and a complete isotropy. Analysis through transmission electron microscopy evidences the presence of defects looking like lattice disorder at a very small scale, between 5 and 20 nm, which are thought to be responsible for such isotropic behavior in contrast to what was observed on SrTiO3, where defects parallel to the c-axis enhance pinning in that direction.

Highly effective and isotropic pinning in epitaxial Fe(Se,Te) thin films grown on CaF2 substrates

SALA, ALBERTO;PUTTI, MARINA;
2013-01-01

Abstract

We report on the isotropic pinning obtained in epitaxial Fe(Se,Te) thin films grown on CaF2(001) substrate. High critical current density values - larger than 1 MA/cm(2) in self field and liquid helium - are reached together with a very weak dependence on the magnetic field and a complete isotropy. Analysis through transmission electron microscopy evidences the presence of defects looking like lattice disorder at a very small scale, between 5 and 20 nm, which are thought to be responsible for such isotropic behavior in contrast to what was observed on SrTiO3, where defects parallel to the c-axis enhance pinning in that direction.
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