Nonlinear current-voltage characteristics of locally superconducting elemental films

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Christiansen, C [1 ]
Hernandez, LM [1 ]
Goldman, AM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Sch Phys & Astron, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS | 2002年 / 230卷 / 01期
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10.1002/1521-3951(200203)230:1<121::AID-PSSB121>3.0.CO;2-N
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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Nonlinear I-V characteristics have been observed in quench-condensed films which are locally superconducting. We suggest an interpretation of an apparent threshold phenomenon in terms of the enhancement of conduction by the depinning, of a charge structure that may characterize this insulating regime. We propose that this is a more likely description than Coulomb blockade or charge-anticharge unbinding phenomena.
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