Superconducting parity effect across the Anderson limit

Sergio Vlaic; Stéphane Pons; Tianzhen Zhang; Alexandre Assouline; Alexandre Zimmers; Christophe David; Guillemin Rodary; Jean-Christophe Girard; Dimitri Roditchev; Hervé Aubin

doi:10.1038/ncomms14549

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Superconducting parity effect across the Anderson limit

Sergio Vlaic,
Stéphane Pons,
Tianzhen Zhang,
Alexandre Assouline,
Alexandre Zimmers,
Christophe David,
Guillemin Rodary,
Jean-Christophe Girard,
Dimitri Roditchev,
Hervé Aubin

Affiliations

Sergio Vlaic: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités
Stéphane Pons: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités
Tianzhen Zhang: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités
Alexandre Assouline: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités
Alexandre Zimmers: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités
Christophe David: Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Universités Paris-Saclay
Guillemin Rodary: Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Universités Paris-Saclay
Jean-Christophe Girard: Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Universités Paris-Saclay
Dimitri Roditchev: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités
Hervé Aubin: LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14549
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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How quantum size effects affect superconductivity has been predicted, but it has never been verified. Here, Vlaicet al. report superconducting parity effect as a function of lead nanocrystal volume, unambiguously validating the Anderson criterion.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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