Superconducting phase transitions in disordered NbTiN films

Burdastyh, M. V.; Postolova, S. V.; Proslier, T.; Ustavshikov, S. S.; Antonov, A. V.; Vinokur, V. M.; Mironov, A. Yu.

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58192-3

Title: Superconducting phase transitions in disordered NbTiN films

Journal Article · 29 January 2020 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58192-3 · OSTI ID:1601971

Burdastyh, M. V. ^[1]; Postolova, S. V. ^[2];

^[3]; Ustavshikov, S. S. ^[4]; Antonov, A. V. ^[4];

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Inst. of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk (Russia); Novosibirsk State Univ. (Russian Federation)
Inst. of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk (Russia); Inst. for Physics of Microstructures (Russia)
Inst. de recherches sur les lois fundamentales de l’univers, Commissariat de l’énergie atomique et aux énergies renouvelables-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
Inst. for Physics of Microstructures (Russia)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division

Suppression of superconductivity in disordered systems is a fundamental problem of condensed matter physics. Here we investigate superconducting niobium-titanium-nitride (Nb_1-xTi_xN) thin films grown by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) with slightly different growth process parameters. We observe a smooth crossover from the disorder-driven superconductor-normal metal transition (SMT) to the superconductor-insulator transition (SIT) via the intermediate Bose metal state detected by the low-temperature saturation of the temperature dependence of the sheet resistance. We demonstrate that the SIT via the intervening Bose metal state occurs if the sheet resistance of the film in the maximum, R_max prior to the superconducting drop of R(T), exceeds R_q = h/4e².

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Contributing Organization:: Russian Foundation for Basic Research

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1601971

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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