Electronic conduction and superconducting properties of CoSi$_2$ films on silicon--an unconventional superconductor with technological potential

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Autori principali: Chiu, Shao-Pin, Wang, Chang-Jan, Lin, Yi-Chun, Tu, Shun-Tast, Sahu, Shouray, Wang, Ruey-Tay, Wu, Chih-Yuan, Yeh, Sheng-Shiuan, Kirchner, Stefan, Lin, Juhn-Jong
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author Chiu, Shao-Pin
Wang, Chang-Jan
Lin, Yi-Chun
Tu, Shun-Tast
Sahu, Shouray
Wang, Ruey-Tay
Wu, Chih-Yuan
Yeh, Sheng-Shiuan
Kirchner, Stefan
Lin, Juhn-Jong
author_facet Chiu, Shao-Pin
Wang, Chang-Jan
Lin, Yi-Chun
Tu, Shun-Tast
Sahu, Shouray
Wang, Ruey-Tay
Wu, Chih-Yuan
Yeh, Sheng-Shiuan
Kirchner, Stefan
Lin, Juhn-Jong
contents We report observations of unusual normal-state electronic conduction properties and superconducting characteristics of high-quality CoSi$_2$/Si films grown on silicon Si(100) and Si(111) substrates. A good understanding of these features shall help to address the underlying physics of the unconventional pairing symmetry recently observed in transparent CoSi$_2$/TiSi$_2$ heterojunctions [S. P. Chiu \textit{et al.}, Sci. Adv. \textbf{7}, eabg6569 (2021); Nanoscale \textbf{15}, 9179 (2023)], where CoSi$_2$/Si is a superconductor with a superconducting transition temperature $T_c \simeq$ (1.1--1.5) K, dependent on its dimensions, and TiSi$_2$ is a normal metal. In CoSi$_2$/Si films, we find a pronounced positive magnetoresistance caused by the weak-antilocalization effect, indicating a strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC). This SOC generates two-component superconductivity in CoSi$_2$/TiSi$_2$ heterojunctions. The CoSi$_2$/Si films are stable under ambient conditions and have ultralow 1/$f$ noise. Moreover, they can be patterned via the standard lithography techniques, which might be of considerable practical value for future scalable superconducting and quantum device fabrication.
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spellingShingle Electronic conduction and superconducting properties of CoSi$_2$ films on silicon--an unconventional superconductor with technological potential
Chiu, Shao-Pin
Wang, Chang-Jan
Lin, Yi-Chun
Tu, Shun-Tast
Sahu, Shouray
Wang, Ruey-Tay
Wu, Chih-Yuan
Yeh, Sheng-Shiuan
Kirchner, Stefan
Lin, Juhn-Jong
Superconductivity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We report observations of unusual normal-state electronic conduction properties and superconducting characteristics of high-quality CoSi$_2$/Si films grown on silicon Si(100) and Si(111) substrates. A good understanding of these features shall help to address the underlying physics of the unconventional pairing symmetry recently observed in transparent CoSi$_2$/TiSi$_2$ heterojunctions [S. P. Chiu \textit{et al.}, Sci. Adv. \textbf{7}, eabg6569 (2021); Nanoscale \textbf{15}, 9179 (2023)], where CoSi$_2$/Si is a superconductor with a superconducting transition temperature $T_c \simeq$ (1.1--1.5) K, dependent on its dimensions, and TiSi$_2$ is a normal metal. In CoSi$_2$/Si films, we find a pronounced positive magnetoresistance caused by the weak-antilocalization effect, indicating a strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC). This SOC generates two-component superconductivity in CoSi$_2$/TiSi$_2$ heterojunctions. The CoSi$_2$/Si films are stable under ambient conditions and have ultralow 1/$f$ noise. Moreover, they can be patterned via the standard lithography techniques, which might be of considerable practical value for future scalable superconducting and quantum device fabrication.
title Electronic conduction and superconducting properties of CoSi$_2$ films on silicon--an unconventional superconductor with technological potential
topic Superconductivity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17601