Type-II Ising Superconductivity and Anomalous Metallic State in Macro-Size Ambient-Stable Ultrathin Crystalline Films.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Recent emergence of two-dimensional (2D) crystalline superconductors has provided a promising platform to investigate novel quantum physics and potential applications. To reveal essential quantum phenomena therein, ultralow temperature transport investigation on high-quality ultrathin superconducting films is critically required, although it has been quite challenging experimentally. Here, we report a systematic transport study on the ultrathin crystalline PdTe<sub>2</sub> films grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Interestingly, a new type of Ising superconductivity in 2D centrosymmetric materials is revealed by the detection of large in-plane critical field more than 7 times the Pauli limit. Remarkably, in a perpendicular magnetic field, we provide solid evidence of an anomalous metallic state characterized by the resistance saturation at low temperatures with high-quality filters. The robust superconductivity with intriguing quantum phenomena in the macro-size ambient-stable ultrathin PdTe<sub>2</sub> films remains almost the same for 20 months, showing great potentials in electronic and spintronic applications.