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Magnetoresistance of the superconducting and 'stripe' phases at EuO/KTO (111) interfaces.

ORAL

Abstract

The two-dimensional electron gas formed at interfaces of KTaO3 (111) becomes superconducting at temperatures as high as 2.2 K for a range of carrier densities (see C. Liu et al., arXiv:2004.07416). In EuO/KTO (111) samples, we also find evidence for a highly anisotropic phase in transport measurements. In particular, for temperatures in between the normal and superconducting states, the resistance along the [11-2] direction is lower than in the [1-10] direction, being several times lower in the most anisotropic samples. We will present detailed measurements of magnetoresistance in these samples over a range of temperatures. Our measurements support the existence of a state where the superconductivity is spatially modulated in a 'stripe' like pattern, oriented along the [11-2] direction. We will present measurements for both in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields, and discuss a simple physical model based on Josephson coupling between stripes that explains some of our observations.

Presenters

  • Anand Bhattacharya

    Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab

Authors

  • Changjiang Liu

    Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Xianjing Zhou

    Nanoscale Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Deshun Hong

    Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Brandon Fisher

    Nanoscale Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory

  • John Pearson

    Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne National Lab

  • J Samuel Jiang

    Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Dafei Jin

    Argonne National Laboratory

  • Anand Bhattacharya

    Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab