通过高压电阻率测量和高压退火两种方法研究了最近发现的BiS 2基超导体Bi 2（O，F）S2（Tc = 5.1K）的压力效应。这两种方法对Bi_2（O，F）S_2超导性能的影响是显著不同的，虽然在这两种方法中，流体静压是通过双砧型装置施加到样品上的。在高压电阻率测量中，Tc以-1.2KGPa-1的速率线性下降。与此相反，最佳掺杂样品在2GPa和470°C下高压退火后，尽管晶格参数发生了显著变化，但Tc仍保持在5.1K。此外，在高压退火后，在无氟的Bi 2 OS 2中观察到超导性。这些结果表明，高压退火将导致对层状化合物的物理性能的独特影响。
英文摘要：
Pressure effects on a recently discovered BiS2-based superconductor Bi2(O,F)S2 (Tc = 5.1 K) were examined via two different methods; high pressure resistivity measurement and high pressure annealing. The effects of these two methods on the superconducting properties of Bi2(O,F)S2 were significantly different although in both methods hydrostatic pressure is applied to the sample by the cubic-anvil-type apparatus. In high pressure resistivity measurement, Tc linearly decreased at the rate of -1.2 K GPa-1. In contrast, the Tc of 5.1 K is maintained after high pressure annealing under 2 GPa and 470°C of optimally doped sample despite significant change of lattice parameters. In addition, superconductivity was observed in fluorine-free Bi2OS2 after high pressure annealing. These results suggest that high pressure annealing would cause a unique effect on physical properties of layered compounds.
Increase of superconducting order parameter in the magnetic superconductor Dy0.6Y0.4Rh3.85Ru0.15B4 in a wide magnetic field range. Is it a further candidate in p-wave superconductors?
首次研究了磁性超导体Dy_（0.6）Y_（0.4）Rh_（3.85）Ru_（0.15）B_4的Andreev反射谱。结果表明，与传统的单线态超导体相比，外加磁场（最高可达0.7 Hc ~ 2）对超导体有很强的激励作用。对于某些接触获得的比率2Δ/kBTc \approx 4.0高于具有弱电子-声子相互作用的常规超导体的典型值3.52。在Dy_（0.6）Y_（0.4）Rh_（3.85）Ru_（0.15）B_4中，实现了三重态的超导配对机制。
We have investigated the ternary noncentrosymmetric superconductors TaXSi (X=Re, Ru) by magnetization, resistivity, and specific heat measurements. The samples crystallize in orthorhombic TiFeSi structure having superconducting transition Tc = 5.32 K and 3.91 K, for TaReSi and TaRuSi respectively. Specific heat measurements indicated an s-wave nature of both materials with a moderately coupled nature. However, a low value of specific heat jump and the concave nature of the upper critical field suggests a nontrivial superconducting gap.
High bias anomaly in YBa2Cu3O7/LaMnO_{3+delta}/YBa2Cu3O7 Superconductor/Ferromagnetic Insulator/Superconductor junctions: Evidence for a long-range superconducting proximity effect through the conduction band of a ferromagnetic insulator
研究了超导体/铁磁绝缘体/超导体（$_2$ O $_{7-x}$ /LaMnO $_{3+δ}$ /$_2$ O $_3$）隧道结的垂直输运特性.在一个大的偏置电压$V\sim 1$ V，我们观察到一个阶梯状的开始过电流，发生在超导转变温度$T<T_c$以下，很容易被磁场抑制。这种现象是由于非平衡电子通过Fowler-Nordheim隧穿过程注入到铁磁绝缘体导带中的一种新型的超导邻近效应。强非平衡布居的发生证实了在大偏压下的光子发射的检测。由于我们的铁磁绝缘体中的导带是强自旋极化的，所观察到的长程（20 nm）邻近效应为非传统的自旋三重态超导态提供了证据。
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Structural and electrical transport properties of superconducting Au{0.7}In{0.3} films: A random array of superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS) Josephson junctions
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Double-stage continuous-discontinuous superconducting phase transition in the Pauli paramagnetic limit of a 3D superconductor: the URu$%_{2}$Si$_{2}$ case
在重费米子化合物URu $_{2}$ Si $% _{2}$的混合超导（SC）态中观察到的de-Haas van-Alphen振荡的急剧抑制证实了在3D顺磁限制的超导体中由波动模糊的窄的双级SC相变的理论预测。二阶过渡到非均匀（FFLO）状态，然后通过一阶过渡到均匀的SC状态，通过使用非微扰的方法获得的预测的情况下，也被发现是一致的，最近的热导率测量上进行的这种材料。
Copper oxide superconductors have continually fascinated the communities of condensed matter physics and material sciences because they host the highest ambient-pressure superconducting transition temperature (Tc) and mysterious physics. Searching for the universal correlation between the superconducting state and its normal state or neighboring ground state is believed to be an effective way for finding clues to elucidate the underlying mechanism of the superconductivity. One of the common pictures for the copper oxide superconductors is that a well-behaved metallic phase will present after t…
