Quantum criticality at the superconductor-insulator transition revealed by specific heat measurements

To detect thermodynamic signatures of quantum fluctuations for quantum phase transitions is challenging. Here, Poranet al. report a significant increase in the specific heat when the thickness of granular Pb films approaches a superconductor-insulator transition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. Poran, T. Nguyen-Duc, A. Auerbach, N. Dupuis, A. Frydman, Olivier Bourgeois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14464

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