Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5496834 | Physics Letters A | 2017 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In the normal state the 3D topological insulator Bi1 â xSbx is diamagnetic and does not show superconductivity because of the extremely low carrier density. Despite this, we have found that the small crystallite disorientation angle (SDA) interfaces of bismuth-antimony bicrystals, which consist of a solitary central part (thickness of about 60 nm) and two similar adjacent layers (â¼20 nm) on both sides of it, exhibit two superconducting transitions with critical temperature Tcâ¼(3.7-4.6) K and Tcâ¼(8.3-21) K, while large crystallite disorientation angle (LDA) interfaces with a higher structural disorder show ferromagnetic hysteresis loops and specific characteristics of a single superconducting layer with a thickness comparable with the entire interface.
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Authors
F.M. Muntyanu, A. Gilewski, A.J. Zaleski, V. Chistol, K. Rogacki,