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A microscopic analysis of the superconducting quantum critical point realized via a pair-breaking quantum phase transition is presented. Finite temperature crossovers are derived for the electrical conductivity, which is a key probe of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-09-19 N. Shah , A. V. Lopatin

We study tunneling through a resonant level connected to two dissipative bosonic baths: one is the resistive environment of the source and drain leads, while the second comes from coupling to potential fluctuations on a resistive gate. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-22 Dong E. Liu , Huaixiu Zheng , Gleb Finkelstein , Harold U. Baranger

We study the nonequilibrium properties of an electronic circuit composed of a double quantum dot (DQD) channel coupled to a quantum point contact (QPC) within the framework of stochastic thermodynamics. We show that the transition rates…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 Gregory Bulnes Cuetara , Massimiliano Esposito

In the presence of multiple bands, well-known electronic instabilities may acquire new complexity. While multiband superconductivity is the subject of extensive studies, the possibility of multiband charge density waves (CDWs) has been…

We investigate bias-driven non-equilibrium quantum phase transitions in a paradigmatic quantum-transport setup: an interacting quantum dot coupled to non-interacting metallic leads. Using the Random Phase Approximation, which is exact in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-29 José F. B. Afonso , Stefan Kirchner , Pedro Ribeiro

2$H$-TaSe$_2$ has been one of unique transition metal dichalcogenides exhibiting several phase transitions due to a delicate balance among competing electronic ground states. An unusual metallic state at high-$T$ is sequentially followed by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-03-21 D. Bhoi , S. Khim , W. Nam , B. S. Lee , Chanhee Kim , B. -G. Jeon , B. H. Min , S. Park , Kee Hoon Kim

The dynamical quantum phase transition (DQPT) is an important concept in nonequilibrium critical phenomena; however, its relation to the equilibrium quantum phase transition (EQPT) remains obscure. Substantial evidence has suggested that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-15 Yumeng Zeng , Shu Chen

As a part of my doctoral thesis, I studied the effect of phase fluctuations in two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) superconducting films of conventional s-wave superconductor, NbN, by measuring the electrodynamics response…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-04-10 Mintu Mondal

Quantum phase transitions encompass a variety of phenomena that occur in quantum systems exhibiting several possible symmetries. Traditionally, these transitions are explored by continuously varying a control parameter that connects two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-12 Á. Sáiz , J. Khalouf-Rivera , J. M. Arias , P. Pérez-Fernández , J. Casado-Pascual

Charge density waves are a common occurrence in all families of high critical temperature superconducting cuprates. Although consistently observed in the underdoped region of the phase diagram and at relatively low temperatures, it is still…

The strong coupling between electronic transport in a single-level quantum dot and a capacitively coupled nano-mechanical oscillator may lead to a transition towards a mechanically-bistable and blocked-current state. Its observation is at…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-28 G Micchi , Rémi Avriller , F Pistolesi

A quantum critical point (QCP) represents a continuous phase transition at absolute zero. At the QCP of an unconventional superconductor, enhanced superconducting transition temperature and magnetic fluctuations strength are often observed…

The fluctuation-diamagnetism (FD) above the superconducting transition was measured in 2H-NbSe2 single crystals. The moderate uniaxial anisotropy of this compound, and some experimental improvements, allowed to measure the superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-25 F. Soto , H. Berger , L. Cabo , C. Carballeira , J. Mosqueira , D. Pavuna , F. Vidal

Conductance fluctuations have been observed in macroscopic, quasi 3D PbTe wide quantum wells. A significant increase of the correlation field occurs in a temperature range from 40 mK to 1.2K. At the same time the fluctuation amplitude stays…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-02-03 J. Oswald , G. Span , A. Homer , G. Heigl , P. Ganitzer , D. K. Maude , J. C. Portal

Quantum fluctuations are pivotal in driving quantum phase transitions, exemplified by the quantum melting of Wigner crystals into Fermi liquids in electron systems. However, their impact on superconducting systems near zero temperature,…

In the vicinity of a phase transition, the order parameter starts fluctuating before vanishing at the critical point. The fluctuation regime, i.e. the way the ordered phase disappears, is a characteristics of a transition, and determines…

We investigate carrier and collective mode dynamics in 2H-NbSe$_2$ using time-resolved optical pump-probe spectroscopy and compare the results with first-principle calculations. Broadband ultrafast reflectivity studies of 2H-NbSe$_2$ in a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-12-30 A. Anikin , R. D. Schaller , G. P. Wiederrecht , E. R. Margine , I. I. Mazin , G. Karapetrov

We study single-electron transport through a double quantum dot (DQD) monitored by a capacitively coupled quantum point-contact (QPC) electrometer. We derive the full counting statistics for the coupled DQD - QPC system and obtain the joint…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-08-16 D. S. Golubev , Y. Utsumi , M. Marthaler , Gerd Schoen

Tunable superconductors provide a versatile platform for advancing next-generation quantum technologies. Here, we demonstrate controllable superconductivity in suspended NbSe2 thin layers, achieved through local strain and thermal…

Quantum phase transitions have long been studied in their relation to quantum fluctuations. These fluctuations can be quantified as the degree of spin squeezing in spin models, where one of the two non-commutative observables breaks the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-08-11 Cheuk Yiu Wong , Hadi Cheraghi , Wing Chi Yu