Interface superconductivity in La1.48Nd0.4Sr0.12CuO4/La1.84Sr0.16CuO4 bilayers

Rout, P. K. ; Budhani, R. C. (2010) Interface superconductivity in La1.48Nd0.4Sr0.12CuO4/La1.84Sr0.16CuO4 bilayers Physical Review B, 82 (2). pp. 4518-4522. ISSN 0163-1829

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Official URL: http://prb.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v82/i2/e024518

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.024518

Abstract

We identify a distinct superconducting phase at the interface of a La1.48Nd0.4Sr0.12CuO4/La1.84Sr0.16CuO4 epitaxial bilayer system using ac screening measurements. A model based on interdiffusion of quasiparticles and condensate at the interface yields a thickness of ~25 nm for the interfacial layer. Two-dimensional superconductivity of the interface layer appears to be governed by Kosterlitz-Thouless-Berezinskii transition. A parallel magnetic field suppresses the superconducting transition temperature of this layer with a pair-breaking parameter α varying as H2.

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