Electric-field-induced superconductivity in an insulator

Nature Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 855-858

  Ueno, K ^a   Nakamura, S ^a   Shimotani, H ^b   Ohtomo, A ^b   Kimura, N ^a   Nojima, T ^a   Aoki, H ^a   Iwasa, Y ^b,c   Kawasaki, M ^a,b,c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; ELECTROLYTES; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTRIC FIELD INDUCED; ELECTRIC-FIELD CONTROL; ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SHEET CARRIER DENSITIES; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 54949147849     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2298     Document Type: Article

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