Two-dimensional superconducting state of monolayer Pb films grown on GaAs(110) in a strong parallel magnetic field.
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Two-dimensional (2D) superconductivity was studied by magnetotransport measurements on single-atomic-layer Pb films on a cleaved GaAs(110) surface. The superconducting transition temperature shows only a weak dependence on the parallel magnetic field up to 14T, which is higher than the Pauli paramagnetic limit. Furthermore, the perpendicular-magnetic-field dependence of the sheet resistance is almost independent of the presence of the parallel field component. These results are explained in terms of an inhomogeneous superconducting state predicted for 2D metals with a large Rashba spin splitting.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 111 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013