217 research outputs found
On Effect of Equilibrium Fluctuations on Superfluid Density in Layered Superconductors
We calculate suppression of inter- and intralayer superconducting currents
due to equilibrium phase fluctuations and find that, in contrast to a recent
prediction, the effect of thermal fluctuations cannot account for linear
temperature dependence of the superfluid density in high-Tc superconductors at
low temperatures. Quantum fluctuations are found to dominate over thermal
fluctuations at low temperatures due to hardening of their spectrum caused by
the Josephson plasma resonance. Near Tc sizeable thermal fluctuations are found
to suppress the critical current in the stack direction stronger, than in the
direction along the layers. Fluctuations of quasiparticle branch imbalance make
the spectral density of voltage fluctuations at small frequencies non zero, in
contrast to what may be expected from a naive interpretation of Nyquist
formula.Comment: 5 pages, LaTeX, RevTeX, Submitted to PR
Convective Term and Transversely Driven Charge-Density Waves
We derive the convective terms in the damping which determine the structure
of the moving charge-density wave (CDW), and study the effect of a current
flowing transverse to conducting chains on the CDW dynamics along the chains.
In contrast to a recent prediction we find that the effect is orders of
magnitude smaller, and that contributions from transverse currents of electron-
and hole-like quasiparticles to the force exerted on the CDW along the chains
act in the opposite directions. We discuss recent experimental verification of
the effect and demonstrate experimentally that geometry effects might mimic the
transverse current effect.Comment: RevTeX, 9 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publications in PR
Linear response and collective oscillations in superconductors with d-wave pairing
Simple and physically transparent equations for the linear response of
layered superconductors with d-wave symmetry of the order parameter are derived
by means of the quasiclassic kinetic theory of superconductivity. Responses to
solenoidal and potential electric fields have different frequency dependencies.
The conductivity describing the response to the solenoidal field is limited by
the momentum relaxation, like in a normal metal. The response to the potential
electric field depends, in addition, on the branch imbalance relaxation rate.
The damping of plasma oscillations of superconducting electrons is determined
by dielectric relaxation and is small. Relaxation of branch imbalance
determined by elastic scattering is large enough to make the Carlson-Goldman
mode in d-wave superconductors overdamped.Comment: 11 pages, latex, no figures, submitted to Physical Review
Transverse conductivity in the sliding CDW state of NbSe_3
The dynamical properties of longitudinal and transverse conduction of
NbSe single-crystals have been simultaneously studied when the current is
applied along the b axis (chain direction). In the vicinity of the threshold
electric field for CDW sliding, the transverse conduction sharply decreases.
When a rf field is applied, voltage Shapiro steps for longitudinal transport
are observed as usual, but also current Shapiro steps in the transverse
direction. The possible mechanisms of this effect are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, accepted in PR
Josephson Plasma Resonance as a Structural Probe of Vortex Liquid
Recent developments of the Josephson plasma resonance and transport c-axis
measurements in layered high T superconductors allow to probe Josephson
coupling in a wide range of the vortex phase diagram. We derive a relation
between the field dependent Josephson coupling energy and the density
correlation function of the vortex liquid. This relation provides a unique
opportunity to extract the density correlation function of pancake vortices
from the dependence of the plasma resonance on the -component of the
magnetic field at a fixed -axis component.Comment: 4 pages, 1 fugure, accepted to Phys. Rev. Let
Revisited the relationship between vitamin D level and receptors of BsmI-gene polymorphism with the pathogenetic mechanisms of placental dysfunction development
The role of the calcitriol / vitamin D receptor (VD) endocrine system and the
pleiotropic effects of this system in the pathogenetic mechanisms of various diseases
development, in particular complications of pregnancy, has attracted researches’ increasing
attention in recent years.
The aim of the work: to compare the VD-status and frequency of occurrence of
polymorphism of the VDR gene (BsmI (A> G, rs1544410) in patients with a physiological
course of the gestation process and in patients with placental dysfunction (PD).
Materials and methods. 56 pregnant women with PD (the main group) and 40
patients with a physiological pregnancy (control group) were examined.
VD status was determined by ELISA at level 25 (OH) D in serum, the frequency of
BsmI polymorphism of the VDR gene (rs1544410) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Results. The average index of VD (31.40 ± 8.6) ng / ml in patients with PD is
significantly lower than in patients with physiological pregnancy (43.54 ± 11.20) ng / ml,
(p ≤ 0.05 ).
In patients with PD, homozygous carrier for the A-allele was found in 12% of cases,
in healthy pregnant women - in 16.7%, (р ≥ 0.05), for the G-allele - in 20% and 47.20%, (р ≤ 0.01) cases, respectively to groups. Heterozygous combination of A / G alleles was noted
in 68% of patients with PD and in 36.10% of the control group patients. In pregnant women
with BsmI polymorphism of calcitriol gene (genotype A / G) PD was 3.7 times more frequent
(68% vs 36.10% : RR = 2.1, CI 1.0-6.6, OR = 3.7, CI 1.1-13.1).
Conclusions. Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency can be one of the reasons of PD
formation. In carriers of BsmIgene’s polymorphism encoding VD receptor with genotype A /
G, the course of pregnancy is complicated by placental dysfunction 3.7 times more often than
in women without this polymorphism
Subgap current in superconducting tunnel junctions with diffusive electrodes
We calculate the subgap current in planar superconducting tunnel junctions
with thin-film diffusive leads. It is found that the subharmonic gap structure
of the tunnel current scales with an effective tunneling transparency which may
exceed the junction transparency by up to two orders of magnitude depending on
the junction geometry and the ratio between the coherence length and the
elastic scattering length. These results provide an alternative explanation of
anomalously high values of the subgap current in tunnelling experiments often
ascribed to imperfection of the insulating layer. We also discuss the effect of
finite lifetime of quasiparticles as the possible origin of additional
enhancement of multiparticle tunnel currents.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Dynamics and transformations of Josephson vortex lattice in layered superconductors
We consider dynamics of Josephson vortex lattice in layered superconductors
with magnetic, charge (electrostatic) and charge-imbalance (quasiparticle)
interactions between interlayer Josephson junctions taken into account. The
macroscopic dynamical equations for interlayer Josephson phase differences,
intralayer charge and electron-hole imbalance are obtained and used for
numerical simulations. Different transformations of the vortex lattice
structure are observed. It is shown that the additional dissipation due to the
charge imbalance relaxation leads to the stability of triangular lattice.Comment: 9 pages, 3 eps figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Josephson Coupling, Phase Correlations, and Josephson Plasma Resonance in Vortex Liquid Phase
Josephson plasma resonance has been introduced recently as a powerful tool to
probe interlayer Josephson coupling in different regions of the vortex phase
diagram in layered superconductors. In the liquid phase, the high temperature
expansion with respect to the Josephson coupling connects the Josephson plasma
frequency with the phase correlation function. This function, in turn, is
directly related to the pair distribution function of the liquid. We develop a
recipe to extract the phase and density correlation functions from the
dependencies of the plasma resonance frequency and the
axis conductivity on the {\it ab}-component of the
magnetic field at fixed {\it c} -component. Using Langevin dynamic simulations
of two-dimensional vortex arrays we calculate density and phase correlation
functions at different temperatures. Calculated phase correlations describe
very well the experimental angular dependence of the plasma resonance field. We
also demonstrate that in the case of weak damping in the liquid phase,
broadening of the JPR line is caused mainly by random Josephson coupling
arising from the density fluctuations of pancake vortices. In this case the JPR
line has a universal shape, which is determined only by parameters of the
superconductors and temperature.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. B, December
Subgap anomaly and above-energy-gap structure in chains of diffusive SNS junctions
We present the results of low-temperature transport measurements on chains of
superconductor--normal-constriction--superconductor (SNS) junctions fabricated
on the basis of superconducting PtSi film. A comparative study of the
properties of the chains, consisting of 3 and 20 SNS junctions in series, and
single SNS junctions reveals essential distinctions in the behavior of the
current-voltage characteristics of the systems: (i) the gradual decrease of the
effective suppression voltage for the excess conductivity observed at zero bias
as the quantity of the SNS junctions increases, (ii) a rich fine structure on
the dependences dV/dI-V at dc bias voltages higher than the superconducting gap
and corresponding to some multiples of 2\Delta/e. A model to explain this
above-energy-gap structure based on energy relaxation of electron via
Cooper-pair-breaking in superconducting island connecting normal metal
electrods is proposed.Comment: RevTex, 5 pages, 4 figure
- …