Electron Localization and Superconductivity of Very Thin Epitaxially Grown Ag Films on Ge(001).

Abstract

Transport properties of very thin (2.5 monolayer) films of Ag epitaxially grown on clean Ge(001) substrates are reported. The films consists of a monolayer coverage plus isolated three-dimensional islands. Below approx. 70 K, the conductivity is dominated by the metal film and displays the temperature and electric and magnetic field dependences characteristic of metallic weak localization in two dimensions. Below approx. 2 K, the resistance drops rapidly in a manner resembling an incomplete superconducting transition. The resistance is restored by application of a magnetic field of approx. 20 K Gauss 0.6 K. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143469

Entities

People

  • J. R. Lince
  • Paul Chaikin
  • R. Stanley Williams

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electric Fields
  • Equations
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Metal Films
  • Resistance
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Substrates
  • Superconductivity
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions
  • Transport Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene