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Superconductivity in quantum-dot superlattices composed of quantum wire networks

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-07 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

Based on calculations using the local density approximation, we propose quantum wire networks with square and plaquette type lattice structures that form quantum dot superlattices. These artificial structures are well described by the Hubbard model. Numerical analysis reveals a superconducting ground state with transition temperatures TcT_c of up to 90 mK for the plaquette, which is more than double the value of 40 mK for the square lattice type and is sufficiently high to allow for the experimental observation of superconductivity.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0204218,
  title  = {Superconductivity in quantum-dot superlattices composed of quantum wire networks},
  author = {Takashi Kimura and Hiroyuki Tamura and Kazuhiko Kuroki and Kenji Shiraishi and Hideaki Takayanagi and Ryotaro Arita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0204218},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 4 figures