| AVS 63rd International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures | Monday Sessions |
| Session MI+2D+AC-MoM |
| Session: | Chiral Magnetism (8:20-10:20 am)/Magnetism and Spin Orbit Effects at Interfaces and Surfaces: Recent Experimental and Theoretical Advances (10:40 am - 12:00 pm) |
| Presenter: | Qi-Kun Xue, Tsinghua University, China |
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We investigate the pairing mechanism of high Tc superconductivity in cuprates by using state-of-the-art molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) in ultra-high vacuum conditions. By two different approaches in sample preparation, namely Ar+ ion bombardment and ozone-assisted MBE growth, we are able to study the gap structure of superconducting copper oxide planes in unprecedented way. We show that the Cooper pairing in cuprates is rather conventional and the unique interfacial structure plays a crucial role in the high temperature superconductivity.