Superconducting parity effect across the Anderson limit

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sergio Vlaic, Stéphane Pons, Tianzhen Zhang, Alexandre Assouline, Alexandre Zimmers, Christophe David, Guillemin Rodary, Jean-Christophe Girard, Dimitri Roditchev, Hervé Aubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14549