Electrostatic tuning of the superconductor-insulator transition in two dimensions

Kevin A. Parendo, K. H Sarwa B Tan, A. Bhattacharya, M. Eblen-Zayas, N. E. Staley, A. M. Goldman

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Abstract

Superconductivity has been induced in insulating ultrathin films of amorphous bismuth using the electric field effect. The screening of the electron-electron interaction was found to increase with electron concentration in a manner correlated with the tendency towards superconductivity. This does not preclude an increase in the density of states being important in the development of superconductivity. The superconductor-insulator transition appears to belong to the universality class of the three dimensional XY model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number197004
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume94
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - May 20 2005

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