VORTEX VARIABLE-RANGE-HOPPING RESISTIVITY IN SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS

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作者
FISHER, MPA [1 ]
TOKUYASU, TA [1 ]
YOUNG, AP [1 ]
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[1] CEA SACLAY, SERV PHYS THEOR, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2931
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We study both classical and quantum vortex creep in disordered thin-film superconductors in an applied magnetic field. Quantum tunneling of vortices leads to a variable-range-hopping resistivity with a non-Arrhenius temperature dependence at low T. Mott's 1/3 law is modified by long-range vortex interactions, and a numerical analysis enables us to estimate a temperature exponent between roughly 2/3 and 4/5. At higher T, a classical hopping regime is expected with a current-density scale for nonlinearities varying (roughly) as T3.
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