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Superconductor/metal interfaces are usually fabricated in heterostructuresthat join these dissimilar materials. A conceptually different approach hasrecently exploited the strain sensitivity of heavy-fermion superconductors,selectively transforming regions of the crystal into the metallic state bystrain gradients. The strain is generated by differential thermal contractionbetween the sample and the substrate. Here, we present an improvedfinite-element model that reliably predicts the superconducting transitiontemperature in CeIrIn$_5$ even in complex structures. Different substrates areemployed to tailor the strain field into the desired shapes. Using thisapproach, both highly complex and strained as well as strain-freemicrostructures are fabricated to validate the model. This enables full controlover the microscopic strain fields, and forms the basis for more advancedstructuring of superconductors as in Josephson junctions.

Controlling superconductivity of CeIrIn$_5$ microstructures by substrate selection