Conventional proximity effect in bilayers of superconducting underdoped La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 islands coated with nonsuperconducting overdoped La1.65Sr0.35CuO4
G. Koren, O. Millo
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.054507 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
Following a recent study by our group in which a large Tc enhancement was reported in bilayers of the nonsuperconducting La1.65Sr0.35CuO4 and superconducting La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 films [Yuli et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 057005 (2008)], we checked if a similar effect occurs when superconducting La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 islands are coated with a continuous layer of the nonsuperconducting La1.65Sr0.35CuO4. We found that no such phenomenon is observed. The bare superconducting islands film behaves as an insulator where transport occurs via hopping or tunneling between islands but exhibits a weak signature of localized superconductivity at ∼15–18 K. When overcoated with a La1.65Sr0.35CuO4 film, it becomes superconducting with a Tc onset of 16.6 K, which is less than that of a thick La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 film (25.7 K). We therefore conclude that the lower Tc in the bilayer is due to a conventional proximity effect.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 25.7 | Pressure not reported | onset |
| La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 19.6 | Pressure not reported | zero_resistance |
| La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 18 | Pressure not reported | onset |
| La1.65Sr0.35CuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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