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Frequency dependent superfluid stiffness in the pseudogap regime in strongly disordered NbN thin films
We measure the frequency dependence of the complex ac conductivity of NbN
films with different levels of disorder in frequency range 0.4-20 GHz. Films
with low disorder exhibit a narrow dynamic fluctuation regime above T_c as
expected for a conventional superconductor. However, for strongly disordered
samples, the fluctuation regime extends well above T_c, with a strongly
frequency-dependent superfluid stiffness which disappears only at a temperature
T* close to the pseudogap temperature obtained from scanning tunneling
measurements. Such a finite-frequency response is associated to a marked
slowing down of the superconducting fluctuations already below T*. The
corresponding large length-scale fluctuations suggest a scenario of thermal
phase fluctuations between superconducting domains in a strongly disordered
s-wave superconductor.Comment: pdf file: 18 pages including figure
Probing long-range correlations in the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless fluctuation regime of ultra-thin NbN superconducting films using transport noise measurements
We probe the presence of long-range correlations in phase fluctuations by
analyzing the higher-order spectrum of resistance fluctuations in ultra-thin
NbN superconducting films. The non-Gaussian component of resistance
fluctuations is found to be sensitive to film thickness close to the
transition, which allows us to distinguish between mean field and
Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) type superconducting transitions. The
extent of non-Gaussianity was found to be bounded by the BKT and mean field
transition temperatures and depend strongly on the roughness and structural
inhomogeneity of the superconducting films. Our experiment outlines a novel
fluctuation-based kinetic probe in detecting the nature of superconductivity in
disordered low-dimensional materials.Comment: submitted to PR
Non-linear characteristics in two-dimensional superconductors: Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless physics vs inhomogeneity
One of the hallmarks of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition
in two-dimensional (2D) superconductors is the universal jump of the superfluid
density, that can be indirectly probed via the non-linear exponent of the
current-voltage characteristics. Here, we compare the experimental
measurements of characteristics in two cases, namely NbN thin films and
SrTiO-based interfaces. While the former display a paradigmatic example of
BKT-like non-linear effects, the latter do not seem to justify a BKT analysis.
Rather, the observed characteristics can be well reproduced theoretically
by modelling the effect of mesoscopic inhomogeneity of the superconducting
state. Our results offer an alternative perspective on the spontaneous
fragmentation of the superconducting background in confined 2D systems.Comment: Final version, as publishe
Self organized criticality of magnetic avalanches in disordered ferrimagnetic material
We observe multiple step-like jumps in a Dy-Fe-Ga-based ferrimagnetic alloy
in its magnetic hysteresis curve at 2 K. The observed jumps have a stochastic
character with respect to their magnitude and the critical field of occurrence,
and the jumps do not show any temporal effect. The jump size distribution
follows a power law variation indicating the scale invariance nature of the
jumps. We have invoked a simple two-dimensional random bond Ising-type spin
system to model the dynamics. Our computational work can qualitatively
reproduce the jumps and their scale invariant character. It also elucidates
that the flipping of antiferromagnetically coupled Dy and Fe clusters is
responsible for the observed discrete avalanche-like features in the hysteresis
loop. These characteristics indicate that the present phenomenon can be well
described within the realm of self-organized criticalityComment: 12 pages, 13 figure
Phase diagram and upper critical field of homogenously disordered epitaxial 3-dimensional NbN films
We report the evolution of superconducting properties with disorder, in
3-dimensional homogeneously disordered epitaxial NbN thin films. The effective
disorder in NbN is controlled from moderately clean limit down to Anderson
metal-insulator transition by changing the deposition conditions. We propose a
phase diagram for NbN in temperature-disorder plane. With increasing disorder
we observe that as kFl-->1 the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) and
minimum conductivity (sigma_0) go to zero. The phase diagram shows that in
homogeneously disordered 3-D NbN films, the metal-insulator transition and the
superconductor-insulator transition occur at a single quantum critical point at
kFl~1.Comment: To appear in Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
(ICSM2010 proceedings
Barrier height inhomogeneity and origin of 1/f-noise in topological insulator-based photo-detector
Topological insulators (TIs) with symmetry-protected surface states, offer
exciting opportunities for next-generation photonic and optoelectronic device
applications. The heterojunctions of TIs and semiconductors (e.g. Si, Ge) have
been observed to excellent photo-responsive characteristics. However, the
realization of high-frequency operations in these heterojunctions can be
hindered by unwanted 1/f (or Flicker) noise and phase noise. Therefore, an
in-depth understanding of 1/f noise figures becomes paramount for the effective
utilization of such materials.Here we report optoelectronic response and 1/f
noise characteristics of a p-n diode fabricated using topological insulator,
Bi2Se3 and silicon for potential photo-detector. Through meticulous
temperature-dependent current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V)
measurements, we ascertain crucial parameters like barrier height, ideality
factor, and reverse saturation current of the photodetector. The low-frequency
1/f conductance noise spectra suggest a significant presence of trap states
influencing the optoelectronic transport properties. The forward noise
characteristics exhibit typical 1/f features, having a uni-slope across four
decades of frequency, suggesting a homogeneous distribution of barrier height.
The spectral and photocurrent-dependent responses show the power law behavior
of noise level on photon flux. The hybrid heterojunction demonstrates excellent
photo-response and reasonably low noise level, promising signatures for the
room-temperature visible photodetector applications.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, research articl
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