Dynamical instability of the electric transport in superconductors
Abstract
We develop a nonlinear theory of the electronic transport in superconductors in the framework of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equation. We utilize self-consistent Gaussian approximation and reveal the conditions under which the current-voltage V(I) dependence (I-V characteristics) acquires an S-shape form leading to switching instabilities. We demonstrate that in two-dimensions the emergence of such an instability is a hallmark of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thou less (BKT) transition that we have detected by transport measurements of titanium nitride (TiN) films. Our theoretical findings compare favorably with our experimental results.
- Authors:
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- Peking Univ., Beijing (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Novosibirsk (Russian Federation); Novosibirsk State Univ. (Russian Federation)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- National Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu (China); Bar-Ilan Univ., Ramat-Gan (Israel)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Russian Science Foundation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1476650
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Reports
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
Qiao, Lei, Li, Dingping, Postolova, Svetlana V., Mironov, Alexey Yu., Vinokur, Valerii, and Rosenstein, Baruch. Dynamical instability of the electric transport in superconductors. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32302-8.
Qiao, Lei, Li, Dingping, Postolova, Svetlana V., Mironov, Alexey Yu., Vinokur, Valerii, & Rosenstein, Baruch. Dynamical instability of the electric transport in superconductors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32302-8
Qiao, Lei, Li, Dingping, Postolova, Svetlana V., Mironov, Alexey Yu., Vinokur, Valerii, and Rosenstein, Baruch. Thu .
"Dynamical instability of the electric transport in superconductors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32302-8. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1476650.
@article{osti_1476650,
title = {Dynamical instability of the electric transport in superconductors},
author = {Qiao, Lei and Li, Dingping and Postolova, Svetlana V. and Mironov, Alexey Yu. and Vinokur, Valerii and Rosenstein, Baruch},
abstractNote = {We develop a nonlinear theory of the electronic transport in superconductors in the framework of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equation. We utilize self-consistent Gaussian approximation and reveal the conditions under which the current-voltage V(I) dependence (I-V characteristics) acquires an S-shape form leading to switching instabilities. We demonstrate that in two-dimensions the emergence of such an instability is a hallmark of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thou less (BKT) transition that we have detected by transport measurements of titanium nitride (TiN) films. Our theoretical findings compare favorably with our experimental results.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-018-32302-8},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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