Strain-stabilized superconductivity

Epitaxial strain is a promising control knob to modulate Tc to enhance superconductivity. Here, the authors show that a metallic oxide RuO2 can be turned superconducting through application of epitaxial strain in thin films grown on a (110)-oriented TiO2 substrate.

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Main Authors: J. P. Ruf, H. Paik, N. J. Schreiber, H. P. Nair, L. Miao, J. K. Kawasaki, J. N. Nelson, B. D. Faeth, Y. Lee, B. H. Goodge, B. Pamuk, C. J. Fennie, L. F. Kourkoutis, D. G. Schlom, K. M. Shen
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20252-7
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H. Paik
N. J. Schreiber
H. P. Nair
L. Miao
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B. D. Faeth
Y. Lee
B. H. Goodge
B. Pamuk
C. J. Fennie
L. F. Kourkoutis
D. G. Schlom
K. M. Shen
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description Epitaxial strain is a promising control knob to modulate Tc to enhance superconductivity. Here, the authors show that a metallic oxide RuO2 can be turned superconducting through application of epitaxial strain in thin films grown on a (110)-oriented TiO2 substrate.
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spelling doaj.art-419455716ec8464289687de2796f70c02022-12-21T18:35:43ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-01-011211810.1038/s41467-020-20252-7Strain-stabilized superconductivityJ. P. Ruf0H. Paik1N. J. Schreiber2H. P. Nair3L. Miao4J. K. Kawasaki5J. N. Nelson6B. D. Faeth7Y. Lee8B. H. Goodge9B. Pamuk10C. J. Fennie11L. F. Kourkoutis12D. G. Schlom13K. M. Shen14Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversityPlatform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversitySchool of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell UniversitySchool of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell UniversitySchool of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell UniversitySchool of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell UniversityEpitaxial strain is a promising control knob to modulate Tc to enhance superconductivity. Here, the authors show that a metallic oxide RuO2 can be turned superconducting through application of epitaxial strain in thin films grown on a (110)-oriented TiO2 substrate.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20252-7
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Y. Lee
B. H. Goodge
B. Pamuk
C. J. Fennie
L. F. Kourkoutis
D. G. Schlom
K. M. Shen
Strain-stabilized superconductivity
Nature Communications
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