Superconductivity in ropes of single-walled carbon nanotubes

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作者
Kociak, M
Kasumov, AY
Guéron, S
Reulet, B
Khodos, II
Gorbatov, YB
Volkov, VT
Vaccarini, L
Bouchiat, H
机构
[1] Univ Paris Sud, Phys Solides Lab, CNRS, F-91405 Orsay, France
[2] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Microelect Technol & High Pur Mat, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia
[3] Univ Montpellier 2, Dynam Phases Condensees Grp, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2416
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We report measurements on ropes of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in row-resistance contact to nonsuperconducting (normal) metallic pads, at low voltage and at temperatures down to 70 mK. In one sample, we find a 2 orders of magnitude resistance drop below 0.55 K, which is destroyed by a magnetic field of the order of 1 T, or by a de current greater than 2.5 muA. These features strongly suggest the existence of superconductivity in ropes of SWNT.
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页码:2416 / 2419
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