Electronic structure, irreversibility line and magnetoresistance of Cu 0.3Bi 2Se 3 superconductor
Cu xBi 2Se 3 is a superconductor that is a potential candidate for topological superconductors. We report our laser-based angle-resolved photoemission measurement on the electronic structure of the Cu xBi 2Se 3 superconductor, and a detailed magneto-resistance measurement in both normal and superconducting states. We find that the topological surface state of the pristine Bi 2Se 3 topological insulator remains robust after the Cu-intercalation, while the Dirac cone location moves downward due to electron doping. Detailed measurements on the magnetic field-dependence of the resistance in the superconducting state establishes an irreversibility line and gives a value of the upper critical field at zero temperature of ~4000 Oe for the Cu 0.3Bi 2Se 3 superconductor with a middle point T c of 1.9K. The relation between the upper critical field Hc2 and temperature T is different from the usual scaling relation found in cuprates and in other kinds of superconductors. Small positive magneto-resistance is observed in Cu 0.3Bi 2Se 3 superconductors up to room temperature. As a result, these observations provide useful information for further study of this possible candidate for topological superconductors.
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
- Publication Date:
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-108429-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0256-307X; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Chinese Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0256-307X
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Research Org:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1226053