Superconductivity in epitaxial thin films of NaxCoO2 y D2O
Y. Krockenberger (1,2), I. Fritsch (1), G. Christiani (1), H.-U., Habermeier (1), Li Yu (1), C. Bernhard (1), B. Keimer (1), and L. Alff (2), ((1) Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, (2) Institute, of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology)
TL;DR
This paper reports the successful fabrication of superconducting epitaxial thin films of NaxCoO2 y D2O using pulsed laser deposition, enabling new experimental studies of its unconventional superconducting properties.
Contribution
It presents the first creation of single-phase superconducting epitaxial thin films of NaxCoO2 y D2O, expanding opportunities for research into its superconducting phase diagram.
Findings
Fabrication of superconducting epitaxial thin films
Use of pulsed laser deposition technique
Potential for further experimental exploration
Abstract
The observation of superconductivity in the layered transition metal oxide NaxCoO2 y H2O (K. Takada et al., Nature 422, 53 (2003)) has caused a tremendous upsurge of scientific interest due to its similarities and its differences to the copper based high-temperature superconductors. Two years after the discovery, we report the fabrication of single-phase superconducting epitaxial thin films of Na0.3CoO2 x 1.3 D2O grown by pulsed laser deposition technique. This opens additional roads for experimental research exploring the superconducting state and the phase diagram of this unconventional material.
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