Scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of superconductivity on surfaces of LiTi2O4(111) thin films

Yoshinori Okada; Yasunobu Ando; Ryota Shimizu; Emi Minamitani; Susumu Shiraki; Satoshi Watanabe; Taro Hitosugi

doi:10.1038/ncomms15975

Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of superconductivity on surfaces of LiTi2O4(111) thin films

Yoshinori Okada,
Yasunobu Ando,
Ryota Shimizu,
Emi Minamitani,
Susumu Shiraki,
Satoshi Watanabe,
Taro Hitosugi

Affiliations

Yoshinori Okada: Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Yasunobu Ando: Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Ryota Shimizu: Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Emi Minamitani: Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Susumu Shiraki: Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Satoshi Watanabe: Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Taro Hitosugi: Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15975
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Atomic and electronic reconstructions at surfaces/interfaces bring about various emergent phenomena. Here, Okadaet al. report an unexpected superconducting gap and a long coherence length on the surface of LiTi2O4(111) thin films.

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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