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Weak Localization and Magnetoconductance in Percolative Superconducting Aluminum Films

Superconductivity 2026-03-20 v1

Abstract

In order to investigate the crossover from the homogeneous behavior to inhomogeneous (percolative) one, the temperature TT and magnetic field H dependence of the sheet resistance RR_\square have been measured for two-dimensional granular aluminum films. Fitting the theory to data of magnetoconductance near TCT_C with use of the diffusion constant D(T)D(T) as a fitting parameter, we have obtained the anomalous TT-dependent diffusion constant DD. From the analysis of D(T)D(T), the electron diffusion index θ\theta, a certain critical exponent in percolation theory, has been obtained. In the relation RθR_\square-\theta, the value of θ\theta varies abruptly near 1.5kω1.5k\omega. This behavior suggesting the above mentioned crossover is similar to our previous results determined from the temperature dependence of the upper critical field. For percolative films in H=5TH = 5\mathrm{T}, we have found the strong RR_\square dependence of the prefactor αT\alpha_T in the expressionσ=[αTe2/(2π2)]lnT+σ0\sigma=[\alpha_T e^2/(2\pi^2\hbar)]\ln T+\sigma_0. The relation αT1/R\alpha_T\propto1/R_\square can be explained qualitatively by a model of scaling law for percolation.

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@article{arxiv.2603.18684,
  title  = {Weak Localization and Magnetoconductance in Percolative Superconducting Aluminum Films},
  author = {Kazumasa Yamada and Bunjyu Shinozaki and Takashi Kawaguti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.18684},
  year   = {2026}
}