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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 55, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.55.1102A5
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- JSPS KAKENHI Grant [25247053]
- World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Initiative on Materials Nanoarchitectonics, MEXT, Japan
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25247053] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Recent progress in superconducting metal-induced surface reconstructions on silicon is reviewed, mainly focusing on the results of the author's group. After a brief introduction of an ultrahigh-vacuum(UHV)low-temperature (LT)-compatible electron transport measurement system, direct observation of the zero resistance state for the Si(111)(root 7 x root 3)-In surface is described, which demonstrates the existence of a superconducting transition in this class of two-dimensional (2D) materials. The measurement and analysis of the temperature dependence of the critical current density indicate that a surface atomic step works as a Josephson junction. This identification is further confirmed by LT-scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) observation of Josephson vortices trapped at atomic steps on the Si(111)(root 7 x root 3)-In surface. These experiments reveal unique features of metal-induced surface reconstructions on silicon that may be utilized to explore novel superconductivity.
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