Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films

The superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed ultrathin films of metals are simple examples of continuous quantum phase transitions. Quantum phase transitions differ from thermal phase transitions in that they occur at zero temperature when the ground state of a system is changed in r...

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Published in:Физика низких температур
Date:2010
Main Author: Goldman, A.M.
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Language:English
Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2010
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Cite this:Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films / A.M. Goldman // Физика низких температур. — 2010. — Т. 36, № 10-11. — С. 1107–1116. — Бібліогр.: 49 назв. — англ.

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Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films / A.M. Goldman // Физика низких температур. — 2010. — Т. 36, № 10-11. — С. 1107–1116. — Бібліогр.: 49 назв. — англ.
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The superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed ultrathin films of metals are simple examples of continuous quantum phase transitions. Quantum phase transitions differ from thermal phase transitions in that they occur at zero temperature when the ground state of a system is changed in response to a variation of an external parameter of the Hamiltonian. In superconductor–insulator transitions, this control parameter is usually parallel or perpendicular magnetic field, disorder, or charge density. Quantum phase transitions are studied through measurements at nonzero temperature of physical behaviors influenced by the quantum fluctuations associated with the transition. Here we will focus on the results of transport and magnetotransport measurements of disordered quench-condensed films of metals that are effectively two-dimensional. Open questions relating to the nature of the very puzzling insulating regime and whether there are several different types of superconductorinsulator transitions determined by material properties will be presented.
The author would like to thank the US National Science Foundation for continuing support of this work. He would also like to thank the numerous students who have contributed, including Bradford Orr, Heinrich Jaeger, David Haviland, Ying Liu, Anthony Mack, Nina Marković, Catherine Christiansen, Luis Hernandez, Sarwa Tan, Kevin Parendo and Yen-Hsiang Lin. The writing of this manuscript was supported by the NSF under grant NSF/DMR-0854752.
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Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
Физика низких температур
Quantum coherent effects in superconductors and normal metals
Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
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title Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
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Goldman, A.M.
Quantum coherent effects in superconductors and normal metals
title_short Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
title_full Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
title_fullStr Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
title_full_unstemmed Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
title_sort superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films
author Goldman, A.M.
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description The superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed ultrathin films of metals are simple examples of continuous quantum phase transitions. Quantum phase transitions differ from thermal phase transitions in that they occur at zero temperature when the ground state of a system is changed in response to a variation of an external parameter of the Hamiltonian. In superconductor–insulator transitions, this control parameter is usually parallel or perpendicular magnetic field, disorder, or charge density. Quantum phase transitions are studied through measurements at nonzero temperature of physical behaviors influenced by the quantum fluctuations associated with the transition. Here we will focus on the results of transport and magnetotransport measurements of disordered quench-condensed films of metals that are effectively two-dimensional. Open questions relating to the nature of the very puzzling insulating regime and whether there are several different types of superconductorinsulator transitions determined by material properties will be presented.
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citation_txt Superconductor–insulator transitions of quench-condensed films / A.M. Goldman // Физика низких температур. — 2010. — Т. 36, № 10-11. — С. 1107–1116. — Бібліогр.: 49 назв. — англ.
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