Gold interlayer promotes superconductivity in single and double atomic Pb layers on Si (100)
LV Bondarenko, AY Tupchaya… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
LV Bondarenko, AY Tupchaya, YE Vekovshinin, DV Gruznev, VG Kotlyar, TV Utas…
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022•ACS PublicationsIntroducing an atomic Au monolayer between a Pb film and a Si (100) substrate allows us to
fabricate Pb films with single-and double-atom thicknesses. The Pb films have a 2D square-
lattice structure with the 1D atomic chains of Pb adatoms on their top, forming Si (100) 1× 7-
(Pb, Au) and Si (100) 5× 1-(Pb, Au) superstructures for single and double atomic Pb layers,
respectively. Their common characteristic feature is the occurrence of bundles of quasi-1D
metallic bands. Transport measurements showed that samples with a Au interlayer …
fabricate Pb films with single-and double-atom thicknesses. The Pb films have a 2D square-
lattice structure with the 1D atomic chains of Pb adatoms on their top, forming Si (100) 1× 7-
(Pb, Au) and Si (100) 5× 1-(Pb, Au) superstructures for single and double atomic Pb layers,
respectively. Their common characteristic feature is the occurrence of bundles of quasi-1D
metallic bands. Transport measurements showed that samples with a Au interlayer …
Introducing an atomic Au monolayer between a Pb film and a Si(100) substrate allows us to fabricate Pb films with single- and double-atom thicknesses. The Pb films have a 2D square-lattice structure with the 1D atomic chains of Pb adatoms on their top, forming Si(100)1 × 7-(Pb, Au) and Si(100)5 × 1-(Pb, Au) superstructures for single and double atomic Pb layers, respectively. Their common characteristic feature is the occurrence of bundles of quasi-1D metallic bands. Transport measurements showed that samples with a Au interlayer demonstrate enhanced superconductor properties, as compared to Pb layers grown on the bare Si(100) surface. Toward improved superconductor properties, the (Pb, Au)/Si(100) system successively avoids risks associated with possible intermixing between adsorbate layers and substrate, as well as with possible Peierls transition into an insulator state, typical for the 1D systems. This finding opens new ways to control low-dimensional superconductivity at the atomic-scale limit.
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