Institute of Physics, National Chiao Tung University Coexistence of Ferromagnetic order and superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O7/La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 bilayers Jiunn–Yuan Lin (林俊源) Quantum Matter Lab Institute of Physics, National Chiao Tung University
5Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan Jiunn-Yuan Lin,1,2 Shih-Wen Huang,2,3 L. Andrew Wray,2 Horng-Tay Jeng,4,5 J. M. Lee,6 M. C. Langer,3 V. T. Tra,2 J. M. Chen,6 Y. H. Chu,7,5 S. Roy,1 R. W. Schoenlein,3 and Yi-De Chuang1 Institute of Physics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan 2Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 3Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 4Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan 5Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan 6National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan 7Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
Rivalry between superconductivity and ferromagnetic order Contents Rivalry between superconductivity and ferromagnetic order YBCO/LCMO bilayers with termination control Resonant soft X-ray scattering spectroscopy (RSXS) Observation of coexistence of ferromagnetic order and superconductivity in YBCO Control of this coexistence by termination types 12/15/2014 NCTU 2013 Summer School
Rivalry between superconductivity and ferromagnetism s-wave p-wave d-wave Superconducting order parameters Ferromagnetic order parameter
Hi-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 d-wave supercondutivity, no magnetic order
Magnetism Beyond the interface
“The interface is the device.” ~Herbert Kroemer
TEM images
Synchrotron reflectivity measurement of a YBCO/LCMO bilayer at 80 K With YBCO / LCMO layer thickness of 15 nm / 7.5nm 6/29/2013 NCTU 2013 Summer School
The bilayers are superconducting!
Interface magnetism of YBCO/LCMO Chakhalian et al., 2006
Long range antiferromagnetic coupling across the interface due to DM interaction G. M. De Luca et al., 2014
X-ray absorption spectra and resonance profile of YBCO (001) Bragg peak (resonant soft X-ray scattering spectroscopy, RSXS)
Schematic illustration of the experimental geometry NCTU 2013 Summer School
Magnetism Beyond the interface
RSXS- temperature dependence
First principles calculations
No induced Magnetism Beyond the interface with La0.7Ca0.3O termination
RSXS- temperature dependence
First principles calculations
S-FM coexistence induces new states? FFLO state: cooper pairs with finite momentum H. Mayaffre et al., 2014
Majorona Fermions chiral p-wave superconductors C. W. J. Beenakeer, 2013
Summary (S. W. Huang et al., arXiv:1504.01820) The first observation of coexistence of ferromagnetic order and superconductivity in YBCO. This new quantum state certainly generates new possibilities.