Studying quantum materials with scanning SQUID microscopy
Electronic correlations give rise to fascinating macroscopic phenomena such as
superconductivity, magnetism, and topological phases of matter. Although these …
superconductivity, magnetism, and topological phases of matter. Although these …
Direct imaging of the coexistence of ferromagnetism and superconductivity at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface
LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 are insulating, non-magnetic oxides, yet the interface between them
exhibits a two-dimensional electron system with high electron mobility, superconductivity at …
exhibits a two-dimensional electron system with high electron mobility, superconductivity at …
Fundamental studies of superconductors using scanning magnetic imaging
JR Kirtley - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review I discuss the application of scanning magnetic imaging to fundamental studies
of superconductors, concentrating on three scanning magnetic microscopies—scanning …
of superconductors, concentrating on three scanning magnetic microscopies—scanning …
High-temperature surface superconductivity in topological flat-band systems
NB Kopnin, TT Heikkilä, GE Volovik - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter …, 2011 - APS
We show that the topologically protected flat band emerging on a surface of a nodal
fermionic system promotes the surface superconductivity due to an infinitely large density of …
fermionic system promotes the surface superconductivity due to an infinitely large density of …
Quantitative nanoscale vortex imaging using a cryogenic quantum magnetometer
Microscopic studies of superconductors and their vortices play a pivotal role in
understanding the mechanisms underlying superconductivity,,,,. Local measurements of …
understanding the mechanisms underlying superconductivity,,,,. Local measurements of …
Visualization of electron nematicity and unidirectional antiferroic fluctuations at high temperatures in NaFeAs
EP Rosenthal, EF Andrade, CJ Arguello… - Nature physics, 2014 - nature.com
Superconductivity in the iron pnictides is often closely connected to a nematic state in which
the tetragonal symmetry of the crystal is spontaneously broken. Determining the dominant …
the tetragonal symmetry of the crystal is spontaneously broken. Determining the dominant …
Scanning SQUID microscopy
▪ Abstract The scanning SQUID microscope (SSM) is a powerful tool for imaging magnetic
fields above sample surfaces. It has the advantage of high sensitivity and bandwidth and the …
fields above sample surfaces. It has the advantage of high sensitivity and bandwidth and the …
Direct visualization of electronic transport in a quantum anomalous Hall insulator
A quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulator is characterized by quantized Hall and
vanishing longitudinal resistances at zero magnetic field that are protected against local …
vanishing longitudinal resistances at zero magnetic field that are protected against local …
Multiple Charge Density Waves and Superconductivity Nucleation at Antiphase Domain Walls in the Nematic Pnictide
How superconductivity interacts with charge or nematic order is one of the great unresolved
issues at the center of research in quantum materials. Ba 1-x Sr x Ni 2 As 2 (BSNA) is a …
issues at the center of research in quantum materials. Ba 1-x Sr x Ni 2 As 2 (BSNA) is a …
Nanoscale electrodynamics of strongly correlated quantum materials
Electronic, magnetic, and structural phase inhomogeneities are ubiquitous in strongly
correlated quantum materials. The characteristic length scales of the phase inhomogeneities …
correlated quantum materials. The characteristic length scales of the phase inhomogeneities …