One-Dimensional Nature of Superconductivity at the LaAlO 3 / SrTiO 3 Interface

Pai, Yun-Yi; Lee, Hyungwoo; Lee, Jung-Woo; Annadi, Anil; Cheng, Guanglei; Lu, Shicheng; Tomczyk, Michelle; Huang, Mengchen; Eom, Chang-Beom; Irvin, Patrick; Levy, Jeremy

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.147001

Title: One-Dimensional Nature of Superconductivity at the ${LaAlO}_{3} / {SrTiO}_{3}$ Interface

Journal Article · 06 April 2018 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.147001 · OSTI ID:1432103

Pai, Yun-Yi; Lee, Hyungwoo; Lee, Jung-Woo; Annadi, Anil; Cheng, Guanglei; Lu, Shicheng; Tomczyk, Michelle; Huang, Mengchen; Eom, Chang-Beom; Irvin, Patrick; Levy, Jeremy

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