Particle-hole symmetry reveals failed superconductivity in the metallic phase of two-dimensional superconducting films

Breznay, Nicholas P.; Kapitulnik, Aharon

doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700612

Title: Particle-hole symmetry reveals failed superconductivity in the metallic phase of two-dimensional superconducting films

Journal Article · Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700612· OSTI ID:1398773

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Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Applied Physics; Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Applied Physics; Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Physics

Electrons confined to two dimensions display an unexpected diversity of behaviors as they are cooled to absolute zero. Noninteracting electrons are predicted to eventually “localize” into an insulating ground state, and it has long been supposed that electron correlations stabilize only one other phase: superconductivity. However, many two-dimensional (2D) superconducting materials have shown surprising evidence for metallic behavior, where the electrical resistivity saturates in the zero-temperature limit; the nature of this unexpected metallic state remains under intense scrutiny. We report electrical transport properties for two disordered 2D superconductors, indium oxide and tantalum nitride, and observe a magnetic field–tuned transition from a true superconductor to a metallic phase with saturated resistivity. Lastly, this metallic phase is characterized by a vanishing Hall resistivity, suggesting that it retains particle-hole symmetry from the disrupted superconducting state.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; NSF-DMR-9508419

OSTI ID:: 1398773

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Vol. 3, Issue 9; ISSN 2375-2548

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