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Andreev Reflection Spectroscopy: Theory and ExperimentJanuary 2015 (has links)
abstract: A theoretical study of a three-dimensional (3D) N/S interface with arbitrary spin
polarization and interface geometry is presented. The 3D model gives the same intrinsic
spin polarization and superconducting gap dependence as the 1D model. This
demonstrates that the 1D model can be use to t 3D data.
Using this model, a Heusler alloy is investigated. Andreev reflection measurements
show that the spin polarization is 80% in samples sputtered on unheated MgO(100)
substrates and annealed at high temperatures. However, the spin polarization is
considerably smaller in samples deposited on heated substrates.
Ferromagnetic FexSix alloys have been proposed as potential spin injectors into
silicon with a substantial spin polarization. Andreev Reflection Spectroscopy (ARS) is
utilized to determine the spin polarization of both amorphous and crystalline Fe65Si35
alloys. The amorphous phase has a significantly higher spin polarization than that of
the crystalline phase.
In this thesis, (1111) Fe SmO0:82F0:18FeAs and Pb superconductors are used to
measure the spin polarization of a highly spin-polarized material, La0:67Sr0:33MnO3.
Both materials yield the same intrinsic spin polarization, therefore, Fe-superconductors
can be used in ARS. Based on the behavior of the differential conductance for highly
spin polarized LSMO and small polarization of Au, it can be concluded that the Fe-Sc
is not a triplet superconductor.
Zero bias anomaly (ZBA), in point contact Andreev reflection (PCAR), has been
utilized as a characteristic feature to reveal many novel physics. Complexities at a
normal metal/superconducting interface often cause nonessential ZBA-like features,
which may be mistaken as ZBA. In this work, it is shown that an extrinsic ZBA,
which is due to the contact resistance, cannot be suppressed by a highly spin-polarized
current while a nonessential ZBA cannot be affected the contact resistance.
Finally, Cu/Cu multilayer GMR structures were fabricated and the GMR% measured
at 300 K and 4.5 K gave responses of 63% and 115% respectively. Not only
do the GMR structures have a large enhancement of resistance, but by applying an
external magnetic eld it is shown that, unlike most materials, the spin polarization
can be tuned to values of 0.386 to 0.415 from H = 0 kOe to H = 15 kOe. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Physics 2015
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Effect of impurity scattering and electron correlations on quasiparticle excitations in iron-based superconductors / 鉄系超伝導体における不純物散乱と電子相関の準粒子励起への影響Mizukami, Yuta 23 March 2016 (has links)
京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(理学) / 乙第12996号 / 論理博第1552号 / 新制||理||1604(附属図書館) / 32924 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)教授 松田 祐司, 教授 前野 悦輝, 教授 石田 憲二 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM
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Van der Waals heterostructures : fabrication, mechanical and electronic propertiesKhestanova, Ekaterina January 2018 (has links)
The fast progress in the exploration of 2D materials such as graphene became possible due to development of fabrication techniques that allowed these materials to be protected from e.g. undesirable doping and gave rise to new functionalities realized within van der Waals heterostructures. Attracted by van der Waals interaction the constituent layers of such heterostructures preserve their exceptional electronic quality and for example in graphene allow for high electron mobility to be achieved. However, the studies of atomically thin layers such as NbSe2 that exhibit metallic behavior have been impeded by their reactivity and hence oxidation during exposure to ambient or oxidizing agents such as solvents. In this thesis, the existing heterostructure assembly technique was improved by the introduction of exfoliation and re-stacking by a fully motorized system placed in an inert atmosphere. This approach allowed us to overcome the problem of environmental degradation and create Hall bars and planar tunnel junctions from atomically thin superconducting NbSe2. Furthermore, this versatile approach allowed us to study the thickness dependence of the normal and superconducting state transport properties of NbSe2, uncovering the reduction of the superconducting energy gap and transition temperature in the thinnest samples. On the other hand, 2D materials being just 1-3 atoms thick represent an ultimate example of a membrane - thin but laterally extended object. Consisting of such atomically thin membranes the van der Waals heterostructures can be used for purposes other than the studies of electronic transport. In this work, ubiquitous bubbles occurring during van der Waals heterostructure assembly are employed as a tool to explore 2D materials' mechanical properties and mutual adhesion. This allowed us to measure Young's modulus of graphene and other 2D materials under 1-2% strain and deduce the internal pressure that can reach up to 1 GPa in sub-nanometer size bubbles.
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