Inducing superconductivity at a nanoscale: Photodoping with a near- field scanning optical microscope

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 194, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 407-411

  Decca, R S ^a   Drew, H D ^a   Maiorov, B ^b   Guimpel, J ^b   Osquiguil, E J ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

High critical temperature superconductors; Near field microscopy; Photoconductivity; Photoinduced superconductivity

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROSCOPES; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TEMPERATURE;

HIGH CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH CRITICAL TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR; NANO SCALE; NEAR FIELD MICROSCOPY; NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; PHOTO-CARRIERS; PHOTODOPING; PHOTOINDUCED SUPERCONDUCTIVITIES; TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; THIN-FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

BARIUM; COPPER DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM; NANOPARTICLE;

CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DENSITY; FIBER OPTICS; FILM; ILLUMINATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033050983     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00540.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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