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Fluctuation conductivity of thin superconductive vanadium films

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Low Temp. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5962345
Resistive transitions into the superconductive state are studied in thin (d>T/sub c/ the experimental data on the excess conductivity of the films agree qualitatively and quantitively with Aslamazov--Larkin theory. There is no Maki--Thompson contribution to fluctuation conductivity. Near T/sub c/ the excess conductivity sigma' changes exponentially with temperature in accordance with the predictions of the theory of the critical fluctuations of the order parameter. The values of the effective charge carrier mass defined from data on sigma' for the low fluctuation and critical fluctuation regions differ markedly. This difference is within the spread of effective masses for various charge carrier groups already known for vanadium. Causes of the difference in resistive behavior for the regions T< or approx. =T/sub c/ and T>>T/sub c/ are considered.
Research Organization:
Physicotechnical Institute of Low Temperatures, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Khar'kov
OSTI ID:
5962345
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Low Temp. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Low Temp. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 8:11; ISSN SJLPD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English