Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Atomically-resolved interlayer charge ordering and its interplay with superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O6.81

  • Chun-Chih Hsu,
  • Bo-Chao Huang,
  • Michael Schnedler,
  • Ming-Yu Lai,
  • Yuh-Lin Wang,
  • Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski,
  • Chia-Seng Chang,
  • Ting-Kuo Lee,
  • Philipp Ebert,
  • Ya-Ping Chiu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24003-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Charge ordering and superconductivity are known to compete in layered cuprates; however, precise real-space characterization of their interplay has been lacking. Here, the authors address this using atomically-resolved cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy on cryogenically cleaved YBa2Cu3O6.81.