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arxiv: 1006.3793 · v2 · pith:MTHZMOBSnew · submitted 2010-06-18 · ❄️ cond-mat.dis-nn · cond-mat.str-el· cond-mat.supr-con

Dynamical conductivity at the dirty superconductor-metal quantum phase transition

classification ❄️ cond-mat.dis-nn cond-mat.str-elcond-mat.supr-con
keywords quantumphaseconductivitycriticalscalingsuperconductor-metaltransitionactivated
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We study the transport properties of ultrathin disordered nanowires in the neighborhood of the superconductor-metal quantum phase transition. To this end we combine numerical calculations with analytical strong-disorder renormalization group results. The quantum critical conductivity at zero temperature diverges logarithmically as a function of frequency. In the metallic phase, it obeys activated scaling associated with an infinite-randomness quantum critical point. We extend the scaling theory to higher dimensions and discuss implications for experiments.

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