Atomic-layer Rashba-type superconductor protected by dynamic spin-momentum locking

The effect of Rashba spin orbit coupling (SOC) on superconductivity remains elusive. Here, the authors report largely enhanced in-plane upper critical magnetic field due to Rashba SOC induced dynamic spin-momentum locking on the surfaces of an atomic-layer superconductor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shunsuke Yoshizawa, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yoshitaka Nakata, Koichiro Yaji, Kenta Yokota, Fumio Komori, Shik Shin, Kazuyuki Sakamoto, Takashi Uchihashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21642-1