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arxiv: 0708.2751 · v1 · pith:NKTMV7GQnew · submitted 2007-08-21 · ❄️ cond-mat.dis-nn · cond-mat.supr-con

Scale dependent superconductor-insulator transition

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keywords smallsquaretransitionfilmssamplessuperconductivitysuperconductor-insulatoramorphous
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We study the disorder driven superconductor to insulator transition in amorphous films of high carrier-concentration indium-oxide. Using thin films with various sizes and aspect ratios we show that the `critical' sheet-resistance $R_{{\small \square}}$ depends systematically on sample geometry; superconductivity disappears when $R_{{\small \square}}$ exceeds $\approx6 $k$\Omega$ in large samples. On the other hand, wide and sufficiently short samples of the same batch exhibit superconductivity (judged by conductivity versus temperature) up to $R_{{\small \square}}$ which is considerably larger. These results support the inhomogeneous scenario for the superconductor-insulator transition.

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