Direct evidence for Cooper pairing without a spectral gap in a disordered superconductor above T(c).
Bastiaans KM, Chatzopoulos D, Ge JF, Cho D, Tromp WO, van Ruitenbeek JM, Fischer MH, de Visser PJ, Thoen DJ, Driessen EFC, Klapwijk TM, Allan MP.
Bastiaans KM, et al.
Science. 2021 Oct 29;374(6567):608-611. doi: 10.1126/science.abe3987. Epub 2021 Oct 28.
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PMID: 34709897
The idea that preformed Cooper pairs could exist in a superconductor at temperatures higher than its zero-resistance critical temperature (T(c)) has been explored for unconventional, interfacial, and disordered superconductors, but direct experimental evidence is lacking. …
The idea that preformed Cooper pairs could exist in a superconductor at temperatures higher than its zero-resistance critical temperature (T …