Nodeless pairing in superconducting copper-oxide monolayer films on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

Zhong, Yong; Wang, Yang; Han, Sha; Lv, Yan-Feng; Wang, Wen-Lin; Zhang, Ding; Ding, Hao; Zhang, Yi-Min; Wang, Lili; He, Ke; Zhong, Ruidan; Schneeloch, John A.; Gu, Gen-Da; Song, Can-Li; Ma, Xu-Cun; Xue, Qi-Kun

doi:10.1007/s11434-016-1145-4

Title: Nodeless pairing in superconducting copper-oxide monolayer films on Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ

Journal Article · Tue Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Science Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-016-1145-4· OSTI ID:1336200

Zhong, Yong ^[1]; Wang, Yang ^[1]; Han, Sha ^[1]; Lv, Yan-Feng ^[1]; Wang, Wen-Lin ^[1]; Zhang, Ding ^[1]; Ding, Hao ^[1]; Zhang, Yi-Min ^[1]; Wang, Lili ^[2]; He, Ke ^[2]; Zhong, Ruidan ^[3]; Schneeloch, John A. ^[3]; Gu, Gen-Da ^[4]; Song, Can-Li ^[2]; Ma, Xu-Cun ^[2]; Xue, Qi-Kun ^[2]

Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Dept. of Physics
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Dept. of Physics; Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.

We report that the pairing mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates remains the biggest unresolved mystery in condensed matter physics. To solve the problem, one of the most effective approaches is to investigate directly the superconducting CuO₂ layers. Here, by growing CuO₂ monolayer films on Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ substrates, we identify two distinct and spatially separated energy gaps centered at the Fermi energy, a smaller U-like gap and a larger V-like gap on the films, and study their interactions with alien atoms by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. The newly discovered U-like gap exhibits strong phase coherence and is immune to scattering by K, Cs and Ag atoms, suggesting its nature as a nodeless superconducting gap in the CuO₂ layers, whereas the V-like gap agrees with the well-known pseudogap state in the underdoped regime. In conclusion, our results support an s-wave superconductivity in Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ, which, we propose, originates from the modulation-doping resultant two-dimensional hole liquid confined in the CuO₂ layers.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

OSTI ID:: 1336200

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1876538

Report Number(s):: BNL-113203-2016-JA; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060

Journal Information:: Science Bulletin, Vol. 61, Issue 16; ISSN 2095-9273

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