Quantum breakdown of superconductivity in low-dimensional materials

B Sacépé, M Feigel'man, TM Klapwijk - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
In order to understand the emergence of superconductivity it is useful to study the reverse
process and identify the various pathways that lead to its destruction. One way is to increase …

Theory of RF superconductivity for resonant cavities

A Gurevich - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
An overview of a theory of electromagnetic response of superconductors in strong radio-
frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields is given with the emphasis on applications to …

Microscopic interpretation of the Dynes formula for the tunneling density of states

F Herman, R Hlubina - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Excellent fits of the tunneling density of states in disordered superconductors can be often
achieved making use of the phenomenological Dynes formula. However, no consistent …

Effects of nonmagnetic impurities and subgap states on the kinetic inductance, complex conductivity, quality factor, and depairing current density

T Kubo - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
We investigate how a combination of a nonmagnetic impurity scattering rate γ and finite
subgap states parametrized by Dynes Γ affects various physical quantities relevant to …

Signatures of two-dimensional superconductivity emerging within a three-dimensional host superconductor

C Parra, FC Niestemski… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Spatial disorder has been shown to drive two-dimensional (2D) superconductors to an
insulating phase through a superconductor–insulator transition (SIT). Numerical calculations …

Size dependent nature of the magnetic-field driven superconductor-to-insulator quantum-phase transitions

X Zhang, AE Lita, H Liu, VB Verma, Q Zhou… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The nature of the magnetic-field driven superconductor-to-insulator quantum-phase
transition in two-dimensional systems at zero temperature has been under debate since the …

Disorder-and magnetic field–tuned fermionic superconductor-insulator transition in MoN thin films: Transport and scanning tunneling microscopy

M Kuzmiak, M Kopčík, F Košuth, V Vaňo, J Haniš… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Superconductor-insulator transition (SIT) driven by disorder and transverse magnetic field
has been investigated in ultrathin MoN films by means of transport measurements and …

Optical signatures of the superconducting Goldstone mode in granular aluminum: Experiments and theory

US Pracht, T Cea, N Bachar, G Deutscher, E Farber… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Recent advances in the experimental growth and control of disordered thin films,
heterostructures, and interfaces provide fertile ground for the observation and …

Upper critical field and superconductor-metal transition in ultrathin niobium films

I Zaytseva, A Abaloszew, BC Camargo, Y Syryanyy… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recent studies suggest that in disordered ultrathin films superconducting (SC) state may be
intrinsically inhomogeneous. Here we investigate the nature of SC state in ultrathin Nb films …

Application of the Mattis-Bardeen theory in strongly disordered superconductors

G Seibold, L Benfatto, C Castellani - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
The low-energy optical conductivity of conventional superconductors is usually well
described by Mattis-Bardeen (MB) theory, which predicts the onset of absorption above an …