Abstract
We have measured the superconducting transition temperature Tc(H) as a function of magnetic field for a network of thin aluminum wires arranged in two quasicrystalline arrays, a Fibonacci sequence and the eightfold-symmetric version of a Penrose tiling. The quasicrystals have two periods whose ratio is irrational and are constructed of two tiles with irrationally related areas. We find a series of dips in Tc(H) corresponding to favorable arrangements of the flux lattice on the quasi-crystalline substrate. The largest dips are found at n and the dips approach the zero-field transition temperature as n increases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 368-371 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy