Superconducting properties of metallic nanowires can be entirely different from those of bulk
superconductors because of the dominating role played by thermal and quantum …

It is of fundamental importance to establish whether there is a limit to how thin a
superconducting wire can be, while retaining its superconducting character—and if there is …

Quantum tunneling of the superconducting order parameter gives rise to the phase slippage
process which controls the resistance of ultrathin superconducting wires at sufficiently low …

Progressive reduction of the effective diameter of a nanowire is applied to trace evolution of
the shape of the superconducting transition R (T) in quasi-one-dimensional aluminum …

Quantum fluctuations in quasi-one-dimensional superconducting channels leading to
spontaneous changes of the phase of the order parameter by 2 π, alternatively called …

Electron transport properties of titanium nanowires were experimentally studied. Below the
effective diameter≲ 50 nm all samples demonstrated a pronounced broadening of the R (T) …

Superconducting nanowires currently attract great interest due to their application in single-
photon detectors and quantum-computing circuits. In this context, it is of fundamental …

We reanalyze the problem of thermally activated phase slips (TAPS) which can dominate the
behavior of sufficiently thin superconducting wires at temperatures close to TC. With the aid …

Four-terminal resistance measurements have been carried out on Zn nanowires formed
using electron-beam lithography. When driven resistive by current, these wires reenter the …

Continuing miniaturization of electronic devices, together with the quickly growing number of
nanotechnological applications, demands a profound understanding of the underlying …