A Route to Developing Ultimate Superconducting Nano-devices
(June 2, 2015) A
research group at Tohoku University has succeeded in fabricating an atomically
thin, high-temperature superconductor film with a superconducting transition
temperature (Tc) of up to 60 K (-213°C). The team, led by Prof. Takashi
Takahashi (WPI-AIMR) and Asst. Prof. Kosuke Nakayama (Dept. of Physics), also
established the method to control/tune the Tc.
This finding not only provides an ideal platform for
investigating the mechanism of superconductivity in the two-dimensional system,
but also paves the way for the development of next-generation nano-scale
superconducting devices.