High T$_{\mathrm{C}}$ superconductivity in single-layer FeSe films on SrTiO$_3$

ORAL

Abstract

The latest scanning tunneling spectroscopy and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy of single-unit-cell FeSe films on SrTiO$_3$ show signatures of high temperature superconductivity with T$_{\mathrm{C}}$ \textgreater\ 55 K, the maximum value that has been stagnant since the discovery of the iron-based superconductors in 2008. Here we report a detailed transport study of the single-unit-cell FeSe film. Electrical transport measurements reveal a transition temperature of $\sim$ 50 K. The robust superconductivity is further confirmed by measuring Meissner effect. We show that the characteristics of the transition are consistent with a two-dimensional superconductor undergoing a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition.

*The work was financially supported by National Science Foundation and Ministry of Science and Technology of China.

Authors

  • Zhang Wenhao

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • Wang Qingyan

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • Li Fangsen

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • Zhang Jinsong

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • Guo Minghua

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • Liu Defa

    • The Institute of Physics, CAS
  • Shaolong He

    • The Institute of Physics, CAS
    • National Lab for Superconductivity,Institute of Physics,CAS,Beijing
  • Sun Yi

    • School of Physics, Peking University
  • He Ke

    • The Institute of Physics, CAS
  • Chen Xi

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • Wang Lili

    • The Institute of Physics, CAS
  • Wang Jian

    • School of Physics, Peking University
  • Wang Yayu

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
  • X.J. Zhou

    • The Institute of Physics, CAS
    • National Lab for Superconductivity, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics CAS, Beijing 100190, China
  • Xucun Ma

    • The Institute of Physics, CAS
    • Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Xue Qi-Kun

    • Department of Physics, Tsinghua University