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Interfacial Superconductivity Achieved in Parent AEFe 2 As 2 (AE = Ca, Sr, Ba) by a Simple and Realistic Annealing Route.
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Nano letters [Nano Lett] 2021 Mar 10; Vol. 21 (5), pp. 2191-2198. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 01. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Materials with interfaces often exhibit extraordinary phenomena exemplified by rich physics, such as high-temperature superconductivity and enhanced electronic correlations. However, demonstrations of confined interfaces to date have involved intensive effort and fortuity, and no simple path is consistently available. Here, we report the achievement of interfacial superconductivity in the nonsuperconducting parent compounds AEFe <subscript>2</subscript> As <subscript>2</subscript> , where AE = Ca, Sr, or Ba, by simple subsequent annealing of the as-grown samples in an atmosphere of As, P, or Sb. Our results indicate that the superconductivity originates from electron transfer at the interface of the hybrid van der Waals heterostructures, consistent with the two-dimensional superconducting transition observed. The observations suggest a common origin of interfaces for the nonbulk superconductivity previously reported in the AEFe <subscript>2</subscript> As <subscript>2</subscript> compound family and provide insight for the further exploration of interfacial superconductivity.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1530-6992
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nano letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33646790
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04995