Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2011-03-17
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
10 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Physical Review B
Scientific paper
We study the low-temperature properties of linear Josephson-junction arrays capacitively coupled to a proximate two-dimensional diffusive metal. Using bosonization techniques, we derive an effective model for the array and obtain its critical properties and phases at T = 0 using a renormalization group analysis and a variational approach. While static screening effects given by the presence of the metal can be absorbed in a renormalization of the parameters of the array, backscattering originated in the dynamically screened Coulomb interaction produces a non-trivial stabilization of the insulating groundstate and can drive a superconductor-insulator transition. We study the consequences for the transport properties in the low-temperature regime. In particular, we calculate the resisitivity as a function of the temperature and the parameters of the array, and obtain clear signatures of a superconductor-insulator transition that could be observed in experiments.
Giamarchi Thierry
Lobos Alejandro M.
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