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铜氧化物晶界结的Andreev束缚态:上临界场的下界

Andreev bound states at a cuprate grain boundary junction: A lower bound for the upper critical field

M. Wagenknecht, D. Koelle, R. Kleiner, S. Graser, N. Schopohl, B. Chesca, A. Tsukada, S. T. B. Goennenwein, R. Gross

摘要:

我们研究了电子掺杂铜氧化物La $_{2-x}$ Ce $_{x}$ CuO $_4$在磁场高达$B=16 $ T,垂直于CuO $_2$层的平面准粒子隧穿薄膜晶界结(GBJ)。在超导态的微分电导显示了零偏压电导峰(ZBCP),由于零能量表面Andreev束缚态。随着温度的升高,当B=0时,ZBCP在临界温度$T_c\approx29 $ K处消失;当B=16 T时,ZBCP在临界温度$T=12 $ K处消失。由于ZBCP与超导态的宏观相位相干性有关,我们认为ZBCP在场$B_{ZBCP}(T)$处的消失必须发生在超导体的上临界场$B_{c2}(T)$以下.我们发现$B_{ZBCP}(0) \approx 25 $ T至少比以前估计的$B_{c2}(0)$高2.5倍。

英文摘要:

We investigate in-plane quasiparticle tunneling across thin film grain boundary junctions (GBJs) of the electron-doped cuprate La$_{2-x}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_4$ in magnetic fields up to $B=16 $T, perpendicular to the CuO$_2$ layers. The differential conductance in the superconducting state shows a zero bias conductance peak (ZBCP) due to zero energy surface Andreev bound states. With increasing temperature $T$, the ZBCP vanishes at the critical temperature $T_c\approx29 $K if B=0, and at $T=12 $K for B=16 T. As the ZBCP is related to the macroscopic phase coherence of the superconducting state, we argue that the disappearance of the ZBCP at a field $B_{ZBCP}(T)$ must occur below the upper critical field $B_{c2}(T)$ of the superconductor. We find $B_{ZBCP}(0) \approx 25 $T which is at least a factor of 2.5 higher than previous estimates of $B_{c2}(0)$.

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