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Dynamic Scaling at the Zero-field 2D Superconducting Transition

Superconductivity 2007-05-23 v2 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

Zero-field current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of a thin ("two-dimensional") Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δBi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+\delta} crystal are reported and analyzed in two ways. The "conventional" approach yields ambiguous results while a dynamical scaling analysis offers new insights into the Kosterlitz-Thouless-Berezinskii transition. The scaling theory predicts that the universal jump of the II-VV exponent α\alpha should be between z+1z+1 and 1. A value of z5.6z \simeq 5.6 is obtained for the dynamical critical exponent, and is corroborated by data from other 2D superconductors. A simple dynamical model is presented to account for the results.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9711127,
  title  = {Dynamic Scaling at the Zero-field 2D Superconducting Transition},
  author = {S. M. Ammirata and Mark Friesen and Stephen W. Pierson and LeRoy A. Gorham and Jeffrey C. Hunnicutt and M. L. Trawick and C. D. Keener},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9711127},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Minor revisions, 4 pages LaTeX, 3 .eps figs

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