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Electrical transport in Nb/Cu multilayers

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The longitudinal resistance,R xx , the Hall resistance,R xy , and the critical current density,j c , were measured for two Nb/Cu multilayers with different thickness of the Cu layers. The magnetic field was applied perpendicular to the layers. A peak-like anomaly ofR xy , accompanied by a sign reversal, is interpreted using a phenomenological model. The temperature dependence ofj c (T)=j c0 (1−T/T c0 )2/T 5/2 coincides with the theory of Aslamazov, D'yachkov, and Lempitskii.

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  2. Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, Russia

    G. Yu. Logvenov & V. A. Oboznov

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Seng, P., Tidecks, R., Samwer, K. et al. Electrical transport in Nb/Cu multilayers. J Low Temp Phys 106, 29–48 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02403914

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