Thickness-Dependent Superconductivity in a Layered Electride on Silicon
Dmitry V. Averyanov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorIvan S. Sokolov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorOleg E. Parfenov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorAlexander N. Taldenkov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorIgor A. Karateev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorOleg A. Kondratev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorAndrey M. Tokmachev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
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Vyacheslav G. Storchak
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDmitry V. Averyanov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorIvan S. Sokolov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorOleg E. Parfenov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorAlexander N. Taldenkov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorIgor A. Karateev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorOleg A. Kondratev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorAndrey M. Tokmachev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
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Vyacheslav G. Storchak
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 1, Moscow, 123182 Russia
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Layered materials exhibit a plethora of fascinating properties. The challenge is to make the materials into epitaxial films, preferably integrated with mature technological platforms to facilitate their potential applications. Progress in this direction can establish the film thickness as a valuable parameter to control various phenomena, superconductivity in particular. Here, a synthetic route to epitaxial films of SrAlSi, a layered superconducting electride, on silicon is designed. A set of films ranging in thickness is synthesized employing a silicene-based template. Their structure and superconductivity are explored by a combination of techniques. Two regimes of TC dependence on the film thickness are identified, the coherence length being the crossover parameter. The results can be extended to syntheses of other honeycomb-lattice ternary compounds on Si or Ge exhibiting superconducting, magnetic, and other properties.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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