Abstract
We have measured the electrical resistance R vs temperature T in different perpendicular magnetic fields on Nb/CuMn multilayers. The samples had constant Nb layer thickness (∼230 Å) and CuMn layer thicknesses in the range 4–50 Å. Below the zero-field superconducting critical temperature , the (lnR vs 1/T) curves showed a sharp change in the slope at magnetic-field-dependent temperatures (H). The vs H curves are consistent with vortex-lattice melting, mainly due to quantum fluctuations. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
- Received 5 September 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.53.1087
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