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Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects
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We have fabricated ultrathin lead films on silicon substrates with atomic-scale control of the thickness over a macroscopic area. We observed oscillatory behavior of the superconducting transition temperature when the film thickness was increased by one atomic layer at a time. This oscillating behavior was shown to be a manifestation of the Fabry-Pérot interference modes of electron de Broglie waves (quantum well states) in the films, which modulate the electron density of states near the Fermi level and the electron-phonon coupling, which are the two factors that control superconductivity transitions. This result suggests the possibility of modifying superconductivity and other physical properties of a thin film by exploiting well-controlled and thickness-dependent quantum size effects.
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- Authors
- Guo, Y., Zhang, Y.-F., Bao, X.-Y., Han, T.-Z., Tang, Z., Zhang, L.-X., Zhu, W.-G., Wang, E. G., Niu, Q., Qiu, Z. Q., Jia, J.-F., Zhao, Z.-X., & Xue, Q.-K.
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- Science
- Published
- 2004-12-10
- Volume
- 306
- Issue
- 5703
- Pages
- 1915-1917
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2144591886
- Cited by
- 615
- References
- 14
- FWCI
- 17.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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