Upper critical magnetic field and multiband superconductivity in artificial high-Tc superlattices of nano quantum wells

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Autori principali: Campi, G., Alimenti, A., Logvenov, G., Smith, G. A., Balakirev, F. F., Lee, S. -E., Balicas, L., Silva, E., Ummarino, G. A., Midei, G., Perali, A., Valletta, A., Bianconi, A.
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author Campi, G.
Alimenti, A.
Logvenov, G.
Smith, G. A.
Balakirev, F. F.
Lee, S. -E.
Balicas, L.
Silva, E.
Ummarino, G. A.
Midei, G.
Perali, A.
Valletta, A.
Bianconi, A.
author_facet Campi, G.
Alimenti, A.
Logvenov, G.
Smith, G. A.
Balakirev, F. F.
Lee, S. -E.
Balicas, L.
Silva, E.
Ummarino, G. A.
Midei, G.
Perali, A.
Valletta, A.
Bianconi, A.
contents Artificial high-Tc superlattices (AHTS) composed of quantum building blocks with tunable superconducting critical temperature have been synthesized by engineering their nanoscale geometry using the Bianconi-Perali-Valletta (BPV) two gaps superconductivity theory. These quantum heterostructures consist of quantum wells made of superconducting, modulation-doped Mott insulators (S), confined by a metallic (N) potential barrier. The lattice geometry has been carefully engineered to induce the predicted Fano-Feshbach shape resonance between the gaps, near a topological Lifshitz transition. Here, we validate the BPV theory by providing compelling experimental evidence that AHTS samples, at the peak of the superconducting dome, exhibit resonant two-band, two-gap superconductivity. This is demonstrated by measuring the temperature dependence of the upper critical magnetic field,Bc2, in samples with superlattice periods 3.3<d<5.28 nm and L/d ratios close to the magic value 2/3 (where L is the thickness of the superconducting La2CuO4 layer and d is the superlattice period). The data reveal the predicted upward concavity in Hc2(T) and a characteristic kink in the coherence length as a function of temperature, confirming the predicted two-band superconductivity with Fermi velocity ratio 0.25 and significant pair exchange term among the two condensates.
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spellingShingle Upper critical magnetic field and multiband superconductivity in artificial high-Tc superlattices of nano quantum wells
Campi, G.
Alimenti, A.
Logvenov, G.
Smith, G. A.
Balakirev, F. F.
Lee, S. -E.
Balicas, L.
Silva, E.
Ummarino, G. A.
Midei, G.
Perali, A.
Valletta, A.
Bianconi, A.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
Artificial high-Tc superlattices (AHTS) composed of quantum building blocks with tunable superconducting critical temperature have been synthesized by engineering their nanoscale geometry using the Bianconi-Perali-Valletta (BPV) two gaps superconductivity theory. These quantum heterostructures consist of quantum wells made of superconducting, modulation-doped Mott insulators (S), confined by a metallic (N) potential barrier. The lattice geometry has been carefully engineered to induce the predicted Fano-Feshbach shape resonance between the gaps, near a topological Lifshitz transition. Here, we validate the BPV theory by providing compelling experimental evidence that AHTS samples, at the peak of the superconducting dome, exhibit resonant two-band, two-gap superconductivity. This is demonstrated by measuring the temperature dependence of the upper critical magnetic field,Bc2, in samples with superlattice periods 3.3<d<5.28 nm and L/d ratios close to the magic value 2/3 (where L is the thickness of the superconducting La2CuO4 layer and d is the superlattice period). The data reveal the predicted upward concavity in Hc2(T) and a characteristic kink in the coherence length as a function of temperature, confirming the predicted two-band superconductivity with Fermi velocity ratio 0.25 and significant pair exchange term among the two condensates.
title Upper critical magnetic field and multiband superconductivity in artificial high-Tc superlattices of nano quantum wells
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14335