Emergent anisotropic three-phase order in critically doped superconducting diamond films
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University of Chicago
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Pennsylvania State University
Description
Two decades since its discovery, superconducting heavily boron-doped diamond (HBDD) still poses fundamental questions that need to be answered to unlock its full potential for quantum applications. We use electrical magnetotransport measurements of critically doped homoepitaxial single crystal HBDD films to reveal signatures of intrinsically granular superconductivity. By studying the dependence of electrical resistivity on temperature and magnetic field vector, we infer that this granularity arises from doping induced disorder. We observe an unexpected three-phase anisotropy in the magnetoresistance, accompanied by a spontaneous transverse voltage (Hall anomaly). Our findings indicate the emergence of an anisotropic order in an otherwise isotropic single crystal HBDD film, offering insights into the mechanism of superconductivity in this quantum material.
Data availability
Experimental data have been deposited in scholarsphere.psu.edu (53). All other data are included in the manuscript and/or SI Appendix.
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