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Double quantum criticality in superconducting tin arrays-graphene hybrid

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  • Yinbo Sun

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hong Xiao

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Miao Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zhongying Xue

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yongfeng Mei

    (Fudan University)

  • Xiaoming Xie

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE))

  • Tao Hu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE))

  • Zengfeng Di

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xi Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Two magnetic-field-induced quantum critical behaviors were recently discovered in two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at LaTiO3/SrTiO3 interface and interpreted by disordered superconducting puddles coupled through 2DEG. In this scenario, the 2DEG is proposed to undergo a spontaneous phase separation and breaks up into locally superconducting puddles in a metallic matrix. However, as the inhomogeneous superconducting 2DEG is only illative, this proposal still lacks the direct experimental demonstration. Here, we artificially construct superconducting puddles-2DEG hybrid system by depositing tin nanoislands array on single crystalline monolayer graphene, where the two quantum critical behaviors are reproduced. Through the finite-size scaling analysis on magnetoresistivity, we show that the two quantum critical behaviors result from the intra-island and inter-island phase coherence, respectively, which are further illustrated by the phase diagram. This work provides a platform to study superconducting quantum phase transitions in a 2D system and helps to integrate superconducting devices into semiconductor technology.

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  • Yinbo Sun & Hong Xiao & Miao Zhang & Zhongying Xue & Yongfeng Mei & Xiaoming Xie & Tao Hu & Zengfeng Di & Xi Wang, 2018. "Double quantum criticality in superconducting tin arrays-graphene hybrid," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-04606-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04606-w
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