Cooper-pair density modulation state in an iron-based superconductor

Nature, Published online: 19 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08703-xPair density modulation, an unusual superconducting state whose superconducting gap is modulated by the wavelength corresponding to the lattice periodicity, is described and observed in exfoliated thin flakes of the iron-based superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45.

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Cooper-pair density modulation state in an iron-based superconductor

Nature, Published online: 19 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08703-xPair density modulation, an unusual superconducting state whose superconducting gap is modulated by the wavelength corresponding to the lattice periodicity, is described and observed in exfoliated thin flakes of the iron-based superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45.