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Charge Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in superconducting NbTiN films. / Mironov, Alexey Yu; Silevitch, Daniel M.; Proslier, Thomas et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, No. 1, 4082, 06.03.2018, p. 4082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Charge Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in superconducting NbTiN films
AU - Mironov, Alexey Yu
AU - Silevitch, Daniel M.
AU - Proslier, Thomas
AU - Postolova, Svetlana V.
AU - Burdastyh, Maria V.
AU - Gutakovskii, Anton K.
AU - Rosenbaum, Thomas F.
AU - Vinokur, Valerii V.
AU - Baturina, Tatyana I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 The Author(s).
PY - 2018/3/6
Y1 - 2018/3/6
N2 - Three decades after the prediction of charge-vortex duality in the critical vicinity of the two-dimensional superconductor-insulator transition (SIT), one of the fundamental implications of this duality - the charge Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition that should occur on the insulating side of the SIT - has remained unobserved. The dual picture of the process points to the existence of a superinsulating state endowed with zero conductance at finite temperature. Here, we report the observation of the charge BKT transition on the insulating side of the SIT in 10 nm thick NbTiN films, identified by the BKT critical behavior of the temperature and magnetic field dependent resistance, and map out the magnetic-field dependence of the critical temperature of the charge BKT transition. Finally, we ascertain the effects of the finite electrostatic screening length and its divergence at the magnetic field-tuned approach to the superconductor-insulator transition.
AB - Three decades after the prediction of charge-vortex duality in the critical vicinity of the two-dimensional superconductor-insulator transition (SIT), one of the fundamental implications of this duality - the charge Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition that should occur on the insulating side of the SIT - has remained unobserved. The dual picture of the process points to the existence of a superinsulating state endowed with zero conductance at finite temperature. Here, we report the observation of the charge BKT transition on the insulating side of the SIT in 10 nm thick NbTiN films, identified by the BKT critical behavior of the temperature and magnetic field dependent resistance, and map out the magnetic-field dependence of the critical temperature of the charge BKT transition. Finally, we ascertain the effects of the finite electrostatic screening length and its divergence at the magnetic field-tuned approach to the superconductor-insulator transition.
KW - 2 DIMENSIONS
KW - 2-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
KW - ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION
KW - JOSEPHSON-JUNCTION ARRAYS
KW - MAGNETIC-FIELD
KW - METAL-INSULATOR-TRANSITION
KW - PHASE-TRANSITIONS
KW - SMALL TUNNEL-JUNCTIONS
KW - TIN FILMS
KW - UNIVERSAL RESISTANCE
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85043248732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41598-018-22451-1
DO - 10.1038/s41598-018-22451-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 29511317
AN - SCOPUS:85043248732
VL - 8
SP - 4082
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
IS - 1
M1 - 4082
ER -
ID: 10452789