%0 Journal Article %1 Parker2010 %A Parker, Colin V. %A Pushp, Aakash %A Pasupathy, Abhay N. %A Gomes, Kenjiro K. %A Wen, Jinsheng %A Xu, Zhijun %A Ono, Shimpei %A Gu, Genda %A Yazdani, Ali %D 2010 %I American Physical Society %J Phys. Rev. Lett. %K imported %N 11 %P 117001 %R 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.117001 %T Nanoscale Proximity Effect in the High-Temperature Superconductor $Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_8+\delta$ Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope %V 104 %X High-temperature cuprate superconductors exhibit extremely local nanoscale phenomena and strong sensitivity to doping. While other experiments have looked at nanoscale interfaces between layers of different dopings, we focus on the interplay between naturally inhomogeneous nanoscale regions. Using scanning tunneling microscopy to carefully track the same region of the sample as a function of temperature, we show that regions with weak superconductivity can persist to elevated temperatures if bordered by regions of strong superconductivity. This suggests that it may be possible to increase the maximum possible transition temperature by controlling the distribution of dopants.

@article{Parker2010, abstract = {High-temperature cuprate superconductors exhibit extremely local nanoscale phenomena and strong sensitivity to doping. While other experiments have looked at nanoscale interfaces between layers of different dopings, we focus on the interplay between naturally inhomogeneous nanoscale regions. Using scanning tunneling microscopy to carefully track the same region of the sample as a function of temperature, we show that regions with weak superconductivity can persist to elevated temperatures if bordered by regions of strong superconductivity. This suggests that it may be possible to increase the maximum possible transition temperature by controlling the distribution of dopants.}, added-at = {2010-11-06T00:14:39.000+0100}, author = {Parker, Colin V. and Pushp, Aakash and Pasupathy, Abhay N. and Gomes, Kenjiro K. and Wen, Jinsheng and Xu, Zhijun and Ono, Shimpei and Gu, Genda and Yazdani, Ali}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2501d7f2a8f2d5cdca5cfcc8df736de00/nplumb}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.117001}, file = {:C\:\\Users\\Nick\\Documents\\Papers\\Parker et al. - Nanoscale proximity effect in high-temperature superconductor Bi2212 using a scanning tunneling microscope.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {371b08b8ef765ff72dec997570f42d44}, intrahash = {501d7f2a8f2d5cdca5cfcc8df736de00}, journal = {Phys. Rev. Lett.}, keywords = {imported}, month = Mar, number = 11, numpages = {4}, owner = {Nick}, pages = 117001, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2010-11-06T00:14:43.000+0100}, title = {Nanoscale Proximity Effect in the High-Temperature Superconductor $Bi_{2}Sr_{2}CaCu_{2}O_{8+\delta{}}$ Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope}, volume = 104, year = 2010 }