In situ electrical transport measurement of superconductive ultrathin films

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/24/11/110702

Abstract The discovery of an extraordinarily superconductive large energy gap in SrTiO₃ supported single-layer FeSe films has recently initiated a great deal of research interests in surface-enhanced superconductivity and superconductive ultrathin films fabricated on crystal surfaces. On account of the instability of ultra-thin films in air, it is desirable to perform electrical transport measurement in ultra-high vaccum (UHV). Here we review the experimental techniques of in situ electrical transport measurement and their applications on superconductive ultrathin films.

Keywords: electrical transport superconductive film FeSe

Received: 13 July 2015
Revised: 17 August 2015
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PACS:	07.79.Cz	(Scanning tunneling microscopes)
	73.40.-c	(Electronic transport in interface structures)
	74.78.Fk	(Multilayers, superlattices, heterostructures)

Fund: The work in SJTU was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2013CB921902 and 2011CB922200) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11227404, 11274228, 11521404, 11174199, and 11134008).

Corresponding Authors: Liu Can-Hua
E-mail: canhualiu@sjtu.edu.cn

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Liu Can-Hua (刘灿华), Jia Jin-Feng (贾金锋) In situ electrical transport measurement of superconductive ultrathin films 2015 Chin. Phys. B 24 110702

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