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Evidence for the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in thin superconducting aluminum films

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
The complex impedance of an aluminum film with normal-state sheet resistance of 4130 ..cap omega../sq has been measured as a function of temperature and frequency. The experiment provides convincing evidence that there is a vortex-antivortex dissociation transition of the type predicted by the theory of Kosterlitz and Thouless for topological long-range order in two dimensions.
Research Organization:
Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
OSTI ID:
5659485
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 44:4; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English