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Gate dependence of upper critical field in superconducting (110) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface.

ABSTRACT: The fundamental parameters of the superconducting state such as coherence length and pairing strength are essential for understanding the nature of superconductivity. These parameters can be estimated by measuring critical parameters such as upper critical field, Hc2. In this work, Hc2 of a superconducting (110) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface is determined through magnetoresistive measurements as a function of the gate voltage, VG. When VG increases, the critical temperature has a dome-like shape, while Hc2 monotonically decreases. This relationship of independence between the variation of Tc and of Hc2 suggests that the Cooper pairing potential is stronger in the underdoped region and the coherence length increases with the increase of VG. The result is as for high temperature superconducting cuprates and it is different than for conventional low temperature superconductors.

SUBMITTER: Shen SC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4932507 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

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Gate dependence of upper critical field in superconducting (110) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface.

Shen S C SC Chen B B BB Xue H X HX Cao G G Li C J CJ Wang X X XX Hong Y P YP Guo G P GP Dou R F RF Xiong C M CM He L L Nie J C JC

Scientific reports 20160705

The fundamental parameters of the superconducting state such as coherence length and pairing strength are essential for understanding the nature of superconductivity. These parameters can be estimated by measuring critical parameters such as upper critical field, Hc2. In this work, Hc2 of a superconducting (110) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface is determined through magnetoresistive measurements as a function of the gate voltage, VG. When VG increases, the critical temperature has a dome-like shape, whil ...[more]

PMID: 27378271

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