Film-thickness-driven superconductor to insulator transition in cuprate superconductors

Abstract The superconductor-insulator transition induced by film thickness control is investigated for the optimally doped cuprate superconductor La1.85Sr0.15CuO4. Epitaxial thin films are grown on an almost exactly matched substrate LaAlO3 (001). Despite the wide thickness range of 6 nm to 300 nm,...

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Main Authors: Han-Byul Jang, Ji Soo Lim, Chan-Ho Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60037-y