Dynamical conductivity at the dirty superconductor-metal quantum phase transition

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Abstract

We study the transport properties of ultrathin disordered nanowires in the neighborhood of the superconductor-metal quantum phase transition. To this end we combine numerical calculations with analytical strong-disorder renormalization group results. The quantum critical conductivity at zero temperature diverges logarithmically as a function of frequency. In the metallic phase, it obeys activated scaling associated with an infinite-randomness quantum critical point. We extend the scaling theory to higher dimensions and discuss implications for experiments.

*Financial support: Fapesp, CNPq, NSF, and Research Corporation

Authors

  • J.A. Hoyos

    • Universidade de S\~ao Paulo
  • Adrian Del Maestro

    • Johns Hopkins University
  • Bernd Rosenow

    • University of Leipzig
  • Thomas Vojta

    • Missouri University of Science and Technology