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We report that La60Fe30Al10 metallic glass has clear, reproducible, periodic variation in its differential resistance as a function of a perpendicular magnetic field below its superconducting transition temperature. The oscillation period corresponds to a superconducting flux quantum. The observed phenomena originate from the Little-Parks-like resistance oscillations in the cylindrical La nanorod with a high aspect ratio and uniform orientation precipitated on the ribbon surface. The highly-oriented La nanocrystals prepared on a flexible glass substrate offer an opportunity for integrating numerous superconducting circuits into a single chip.
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Wang, Y., Liu, Z. & Wang, W. Magnetoresistance oscillations in La-based metallic glass. Chin. Sci. Bull. 56, 3984–3987 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4764-9
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