화학공학소재연구정보센터
Science, Vol.284, No.5417, 1152-1155, 1999
Electrostatic modulation of superconductivity in ultrathin GdBa2Cu3O7-x films
The polarization field of the ferroelectric oxide Lead zirconate titanate [Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O-3] was used to tune the critical temperature of the high-temperature superconducting cuprate gadolinium barium copper oxide (GdBa2Cu3O7-x) in a reversible, nonvolatile fashion. For slightly underdoped samples, a uniform shift of several Kelvin in the critical temperature was observed, whereas for more underdoped samples, an insulating state was induced. This transition from superconducting to insulating behavior does not involve chemical or crystalline, modification of the material.