Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-06-28
Phys. Rev. B 73, 014507 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
10 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.73.014507
The vortex ratchet effect has been studied in Al films patterned with square arrays of submicron antidots. We have investigated the transport properties of two sets of samples: (i) asymmetrical antidots where vortices are driven by an unbiased ac current, and (ii) symmetrical antidots where in addition to the ac drive a dc bias was used. For each sample, the rectified (dc) voltage is measured as a function of drive amplitude and frequency, magnetic field, and temperature. As unambiguously shown by our data, the voltage rectification in the asymmetric antidots is induced by the intrinsic asymmetry in the pinning potential created by the antidots, whereas the rectification in the symmetric antidots is induced by the dc bias. In addition, the experiments reveal interesting collective phenomena in the vortex ratchet effect. At fields below the first matching field ($H_1$), the dc voltage--ac drive characteristics present two rectification peaks, which is interpreted as an interplay between the one-dimensional motion of weakly pinned incommensurate vortex rows and the two-dimensional motion of the whole vortex lattice. We also discuss the different dynamical regimes controlling the motion of interstitial and trapped vortices at fields slightly higher than $H_1$ and their implications for the vortex ratchet effect.
de Vondel Van J.
Morelle M.
Moshchalkov Victor V.
Souza Silva Clécio C. de
Zhu Y. B.
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