Signature of coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in two-dimensional NbSe2 triggered by surface molecular adsorption

Xiaojiao Zhu; Yuqiao Guo; Hao Cheng; Jun Dai; Xingda An; Jiyin Zhao; Kangzhen Tian; Shiqiang Wei; Xiao Cheng Zeng; Changzheng Wu; Yi Xie

doi:10.1038/ncomms11210

Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

Signature of coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in two-dimensional NbSe2 triggered by surface molecular adsorption

Xiaojiao Zhu,
Yuqiao Guo,
Hao Cheng,
Jun Dai,
Xingda An,
Jiyin Zhao,
Kangzhen Tian,
Shiqiang Wei,
Xiao Cheng Zeng,
Changzheng Wu,
Yi Xie

Affiliations

Xiaojiao Zhu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China
Yuqiao Guo: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China
Hao Cheng: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Jun Dai: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Xingda An: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China
Jiyin Zhao: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China
Kangzhen Tian: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China
Shiqiang Wei: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Xiao Cheng Zeng: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Changzheng Wu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China
Yi Xie: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11210
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Ferromagnetism and superconductivity possess inherently incompatible electronic spin ordering, and their coexistence requires elaborate engineering of material components. Here, the authors induce ferromagnetism in a two-dimensional superconducting crystal by the adsorption of hydrazine molecules.

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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