Imaging of Thermal Domains in ultrathin NbN films for Hot Electron Bolometers

Details Imaging of Thermal Domains in ultrathin NbN films for Hot Electron Bolometers Imaging of Thermal Domains in ultrathin NbN films for Hot Electron Bolometers

2007-05-30

arxiv.org/abs/0705.4375v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

3 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2751109

We present low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LTSEM) investigations of superconducting microbridges made from ultrathin NbN films as used for hot electron bolometers. LTSEM probes the thermal structure within the microbridges under various dc current bias conditions, either via electron-beam-induced generation of an unstable hotspot, or via the beam-induced growth of a stable hotspot. Such measurements reveal inhomogeneities on a micron scale, which may be due to spatial variations in the NbN film or film-interface properties. Comparison with model calculations for the stable hotspot regime confirm the basic features of common hot spot models.

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