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Dominik Rohner1, Lucas Thiel2, Benedikt Müller3
1Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. dominik.rohner@unibas.ch.
Abstract:
We report on direct, real-space imaging of the stray magnetic field above a micro-scale disc of a thin film of the high-temperature superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O7- (YBCO) using scanning single spin magnetometry. Our experiments yield a direct measurement of the sample's London penetration depth and allow for a quantitative reconstruction of the supercurrents flowing in the sample as a result of Meissner screening. These results show the potential of scanning single spin magnetometry for studies of the nanoscale magnetic properties of thin-film superconductors, which could be readily extended to elevated temperatures or magnetic fields.
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