Crystal Structure of Atomically Thin FeSe Film (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Crystal Structure of Atomically Thin FeSe Film

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Blue and green circles indicate iron (Fe) and selenium (Se) atoms, respectively. The superconducting transition temperature is tuned by introducing electrons by depositing potassium atoms (orange circles) on the surface. Yellow circles represent a pair of superconducting electrons (Cooper pair).

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Takashi Takahashi

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