Double quantum criticality in superconducting tin arrays-graphene hybrid

Yinbo Sun, Hong Xiao, Miao Zhang, Zhongying Xue, Yongfeng Mei, Xiaoming Xie, Tao Hu (), Zengfeng Di () and Xi Wang
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Yinbo Sun: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Xiao: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
Miao Zhang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhongying Xue: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongfeng Mei: Fudan University
Xiaoming Xie: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tao Hu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zengfeng Di: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xi Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Two magnetic-field-induced quantum critical behaviors were recently discovered in two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at LaTiO3/SrTiO3 interface and interpreted by disordered superconducting puddles coupled through 2DEG. In this scenario, the 2DEG is proposed to undergo a spontaneous phase separation and breaks up into locally superconducting puddles in a metallic matrix. However, as the inhomogeneous superconducting 2DEG is only illative, this proposal still lacks the direct experimental demonstration. Here, we artificially construct superconducting puddles-2DEG hybrid system by depositing tin nanoislands array on single crystalline monolayer graphene, where the two quantum critical behaviors are reproduced. Through the finite-size scaling analysis on magnetoresistivity, we show that the two quantum critical behaviors result from the intra-island and inter-island phase coherence, respectively, which are further illustrated by the phase diagram. This work provides a platform to study superconducting quantum phase transitions in a 2D system and helps to integrate superconducting devices into semiconductor technology.

Date: 2018
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