Abstract
We report voltage noise studies on thin tin films in the superconducting transition region to understand the mechanism of the excess noises observed in the transition. Temperature and I-V characteristics studies suggest evidence of a Kosterlitz-Thouless transition for the thin Sn films studied. A correlation of the onset of rapid increases of noise with the power law in I-V points to the dominant vortex contribution to the excess noises, consistent with the characteristic \sqrt{V} dependence of the spectral power of the noise.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1039-1041 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Nonlinear current-voltage dependence
- Superconducting transition
- Voltage noises
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics