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Title: Twofold symmetry of proximity-induced superconductivity in Bi 2 Te 3 / Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 + δ heterostructures revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy

Abstract

We observe proximity-induced superconductivity in in situ prepared heterostructures constructed by topological insulator Bi2Te3 thin films and high-temperature cuprate superconductors Bi2Sr2 CaCu2O8+δ. The superconducting gap maximum is about 7.6 meV on the surface of Bi2Te3 thin films with a thickness of two quintuple layers, and the gap value decreases with an increase in the film thickness. Moreover, the quasiparticle interference data show clear evidence of a twofold symmetric superconducting gap with gap minima along one pair of the principal crystalline axes of Bi2Te3. This gap form is consistent with the Δ4y notation of the topological superconductivity proposed in such systems. Our results provide fruitful information on the possible topological superconductivity induced by the proximity effect in high-temperature superconducting cuprates.

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  1. Nanjing Univ. (China)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
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Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1637481
Report Number(s):
BNL-216110-2020-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; PRBMDO; TRN: US2201624
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Wan, Siyuan, Gu, Qiangqiang, Li, Huazhou, Yang, Huan, Schneeloch, J., Zhong, R. D., Gu, G. D., and Wen, Hai-Hu. Twofold symmetry of proximity-induced superconductivity in Bi2Te3/Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ heterostructures revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.101.220503.
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Wan, Siyuan, Gu, Qiangqiang, Li, Huazhou, Yang, Huan, Schneeloch, J., Zhong, R. D., Gu, G. D., & Wen, Hai-Hu. Twofold symmetry of proximity-induced superconductivity in Bi2Te3/Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ heterostructures revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.220503
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Wan, Siyuan, Gu, Qiangqiang, Li, Huazhou, Yang, Huan, Schneeloch, J., Zhong, R. D., Gu, G. D., and Wen, Hai-Hu. Mon . "Twofold symmetry of proximity-induced superconductivity in Bi2Te3/Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ heterostructures revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.220503. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1637481.
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@article{osti_1637481,
title = {Twofold symmetry of proximity-induced superconductivity in Bi2Te3/Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ heterostructures revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy},
author = {Wan, Siyuan and Gu, Qiangqiang and Li, Huazhou and Yang, Huan and Schneeloch, J. and Zhong, R. D. and Gu, G. D. and Wen, Hai-Hu},
abstractNote = {We observe proximity-induced superconductivity in in situ prepared heterostructures constructed by topological insulator Bi2Te3 thin films and high-temperature cuprate superconductors Bi2Sr2 CaCu2O8+δ. The superconducting gap maximum is about 7.6 meV on the surface of Bi2Te3 thin films with a thickness of two quintuple layers, and the gap value decreases with an increase in the film thickness. Moreover, the quasiparticle interference data show clear evidence of a twofold symmetric superconducting gap with gap minima along one pair of the principal crystalline axes of Bi2Te3. This gap form is consistent with the Δ4y notation of the topological superconductivity proposed in such systems. Our results provide fruitful information on the possible topological superconductivity induced by the proximity effect in high-temperature superconducting cuprates.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.101.220503},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 22,
volume = 101,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {6}
}
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