Superconductivity below 20 K in heavily electron-doped surface layer of FeSe bulk crystal

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Seo, J J ^a,b   Kim, B Y ^c,d   Kim, B S ^b,e   Jeong, J K ^a   Ok, J M ^c   Kim, Jun Sung ^c   Denlinger, J D ^d   Mo, S K ^d   Kim, C ^b,e   Kim, Y K ^b,d,e  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Institute for Basic Science   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SURFACE LAYER;

ELECTRON;

EID: 84963642779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11116     Document Type: Article

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