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Vortex phase transitions in monolayer FeSe film on SrTiO3

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

W. Zhao
C.-Z. Chang
X. Xi
K.F. Mak
J.S. Moodera

Abstract

The voltage-current (V-I) characteristics in superconducting monolayer FeSe film on SrTiO3 (100) under different magnetic fields are investigated. The zero-fieldV-I result exhibits signatures of a Berezinski-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, a characteristic of two-dimensional (2D) superconductors. Under an applied magnetic field, with current density lower than the critical current density, the sheet resistance versus current density (Rsq-J) dependence changes from ohmic (Rsq independent of J) to non-ohmic (a nonlinear dependence of Rsq on J) as the temperature decreases, indicative of a vortex phase transition/crossover. We interpret the high-temperature phase as the vortex liquid phase and the low-temperature phase as the vortex slush phase, which has short-ranged vortex lattice correlation, while long-range correlation (i.e. true superconductivity) is absent. No transition into a vortex glass phase is seen, illustrating the importance of thermal fluctuations in a perfect 2D superconductor under a magnetic field. © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Date Published

Journal

2D Materials

Volume

3

Issue

2

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84977642288&doi=10.1088%2f2053-1583%2f3%2f2%2f024006&partnerID=40&md5=8c2097776ec7ba145cf50713e2ec5baf

DOI

10.1088/2053-1583/3/2/024006

Group (Lab)

Kin Fai Mak Group

Funding Source

DMR-1231319
N00014-13-1-0301
DESC0013883
DMR-1207469
NSF DMR-1420620

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