@article{11990, author = {Haoxiang Li and Xiaoqing Zhou and Stephen Parham and Thomas Nummy and Justin Griffith and Kyle Gordon and Eric Chronister and Daniel Dessau}, title = {Spectroscopic evidence of low-energy gaps persisting up to 120 K in surface-doped p-terphenyl crystals}, abstract = {Using high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy on in situ potassium surface-doped para-terphenyl crystals, we uncover a low-energy spectral gap of 12 meV. This spectral gap displays a strong temperature-dependent gap-filling behavior and persists up to 120 K, which is consistent with the onset temperature of a weak steplike diamagnetic transition found in this material. Among a few potential candidates for the origin of the observed gaps, we argue that electron pairing is a plausible origin-a possibility consistent with fluctuating Cooper pairs forming near 120 K.}, year = {2019}, journal = {Physical Review B}, volume = {100}, pages = {064511}, month = {2019-08}, issn = {2469-9950}, url = {https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.064511}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.100.064511}, }