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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300545203321

Autore

Ichinokura Satoru

Titolo

Observation of Superconductivity in Epitaxially Grown Atomic Layers : In Situ Electrical Transport Measurements / / by Satoru Ichinokura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-10-6853-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIX, 122 p. 50 illus., 42 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

537.623

Soggetti

Surfaces (Physics)

Interfaces (Physical sciences)

Thin films

Superconductivity

Superconductors

Materials—Surfaces

Nanoscale science

Nanoscience

Nanostructures

Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films

Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity

Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films

Nanoscale Science and Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Experimental methods -- Thallium biatomic layer -- Thallium-lead monatomiclayer compound -- Intercalation Compounds of Bilayer Graphene -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis presents first observations of superconductivity in one- or two-atomic-scale thin layer materials. The thesis begins with a historical overview of superconductivity and the electronic structure of two-dimensional materials, and mentions that these key ingredients lead to the possibility of the two-dimensional superconductor with high phase-transition temperature and critical magnetic field. Thereafter,



the thesis moves its focus onto the implemented experiments, in which mainly two different materials thallium-deposited silicon surfaces and metal-intercalated bilayer graphenes, are used. The study of the first material is the first experimental demonstration of both a gigantic Rashba effect and superconductivity in the materials supposed to be superconductors without spatial inversion symmetry. The study of the latter material is relevant to superconductivity in a bilayer graphene, which was a big experimental challenge for a decade, and has been first achieved by the author. The description of the generic and innovative measurement technique, highly effective in probing electric resistivity of ultra-thin materials unstable in an ambient environment, makes this thesis a valuable source for researchers not only in surface physics but also in nano-materials science and other condensed-matter physics.