Molecular beam epitaxy of superconducting FeSe_xTe_1-x thin films interfaced with magnetic topological insulators
arxiv(2023)
摘要
Engineering heterostructures with various types of quantum materials can
provide an intriguing playground for studying exotic physics induced by the
proximity effect. Here, we report the successful synthesis of iron-based
superconductor FeSe_xTe_1-x (FST) thin films across the entire
composition range of 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and its heterostructure with a magnetic
topological insulator by using molecular beam epitaxy. Superconductivity is
observed in the FST films with an optimal superconducting transition
temperature T_c ∼ 12 K at around x = 0.1. We found that
superconductivity survives in the very Te-rich films (x ≤ 0.05), showing
stark contrast to bulk crystals with suppression of superconductivity due to an
appearance of bicollinear antiferromagnetism accompanied by a monoclinic
structural transition. By examining thickness t dependence of magnetic
susceptibility and electrical transport properties, we observed a trend where
anomalies associated with the first order structural transition broaden in
films with below t ∼ 100 nm. We infer this observation suggests a
suppression of the structural instability near substrates. Furthermore, we
fabricated an all chalcogenide-based heterointerface between FST and a magnetic
topological insulator (Cr,Bi,Sb)_2Te_3 for the first time, observing
both superconductivity and a large anomalous Hall conductivity. The anomalous
Hall conductivity increases with decreasing temperature, approaching the
quantized value of e^2/h down to the measurable minimum temperature at T_c.
The result suggests coexistence of magnetic and superconducting gaps at low
temperatures opening at the top and bottom surfaces, respectively. Our novel
magnetic topological insulator/superconductor heterostructure could be an ideal
platform to explore chiral Majorana edge mode.
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