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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Superconductivity

Background:

  • Multilayered high-temperature cuprates feature inner CuO2 planes (IPs) shielded from dopant layers, remaining cleaner than outer planes (OPs).
  • Understanding charge carrier behavior and superconductivity in these complex structures is crucial for advancing materials science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the superconducting properties of inner versus outer CuO2 planes in specific multilayered cuprates.
  • To explore the impact of interlayer decoupling on superconductivity and material behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) was employed to study five-layer (Cu,C)Ba2Ca4Cu5Oy (Cu1245) and three-layer Ba2Ca2Cu3O6(F,O)2 (F0223) samples.
  • Model calculations were performed to analyze wavefunction confinement and superconducting proximity.

Main Results:

  • Inner CuO2 planes were found to be superconducting, while outer planes remained metallic at low temperatures.
  • Over 95% of the outer plane wavefunction was confined to the outer plane, indicating negligible superconducting proximity.
  • The clean inner CuO2 layer exhibited a large superconducting gap and coherent Bogoliubov peaks, alongside an extended coherent flat band at the Brillouin zone edge.

Conclusions:

  • Interlayer decoupling in these cuprates creates an ideal configuration: a clean, superconducting CuO2 layer screened by metallic outer planes.
  • This system provides a model for studying the competition between pseudogap and superconductivity using the 'degree of screening' as a parameter.
  • The findings bridge the gap between disordered real materials and idealized theoretical models in superconductivity research.