High Tc Superconductivity in Topo Insulators (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

High Tc Superconductivity in Topo Insulators

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This schematic of a bismuth selenide/BSCCO cuprate (Bi2212) heterostructure shows a proximity-induced high-temperature superconducting gap on the surface states of the bismuth selenide topological insulator.

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