Nature Communications (Jan 2021)
Strain-stabilized superconductivity
- J. P. Ruf,
- H. Paik,
- N. J. Schreiber,
- H. P. Nair,
- L. Miao,
- J. K. Kawasaki,
- J. N. Nelson,
- B. D. Faeth,
- Y. Lee,
- B. H. Goodge,
- B. Pamuk,
- C. J. Fennie,
- L. F. Kourkoutis,
- D. G. Schlom,
- K. M. Shen
Affiliations
- J. P. Ruf
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- H. Paik
- Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials, Cornell University
- N. J. Schreiber
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
- H. P. Nair
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
- L. Miao
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- J. K. Kawasaki
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- J. N. Nelson
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- B. D. Faeth
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- Y. Lee
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- B. H. Goodge
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
- B. Pamuk
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
- C. J. Fennie
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
- L. F. Kourkoutis
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
- D. G. Schlom
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
- K. M. Shen
- Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20252-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Epitaxial strain is a promising control knob to modulate Tc to enhance superconductivity. Here, the authors show that a metallic oxide RuO2 can be turned superconducting through application of epitaxial strain in thin films grown on a (110)-oriented TiO2 substrate.
