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Ubiquitous stripe phase and enhanced electron pairing in the interfacial high-Tc superconductor FeSe/BaTiO3

Xuemin Fan, Wenqiang Cui, Yonghao Yuan, Qi-Kun Xue, Wei Li

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.106.024517 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Monolayer FeSe grown on SrTiO3 provides a playground for high-Tc superconductivity. Authors of a recent study have shown the importance of stripy instability for superconductivity enhancement in FeSe/SrTiO3. However, it is still under debate whether such a stripe phase is ubiquitously bound to the interfacial superconductivity. Here, we report on molecular beam epitaxy growth and a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy study of FeSe films on BaTiO3(001). We find that the stripe phase is more prominent in FeSe/BaTiO3. Long-range stripes exist in bilayer and triple-layer FeSe films at 4 K and even persist up to 77 K in the case of bilayer FeSe, with enlarged superconducting gaps upon alkali-metal deposition. The results point out an intimate correlation between the interfacial superconductivity and the stripe phase.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
FeSe

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65Pressure not reportedonset
FeSe

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75Pressure not reportedonset
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