Disorder-induced inhomogeneities of the superconducting state close to the superconductor-insulator transition.
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.
Scanning tunneling spectroscopy at very low temperatures on homogeneously disordered superconducting titanium nitride thin films reveals strong spatial inhomogeneities of the superconducting gap {Delta} in the density of states. Upon increasing disorder, we observe suppression of the superconducting critical temperature T{sub c} towards zero, enhancement of spatial fluctuations in {Delta}, and growth of the {Delta}/T{sub c} ratio. These findings suggest that local superconductivity survives across the disorder-driven superconductor-insulator transition.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- SC; Russian Academy of Sciences
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1004053
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/MSD/JA-68898
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett., Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett. Journal Issue: 2008 Vol. 101; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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