Broadband microwave study of 2D superconductor-insulator quantum phase transition

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Abstract

Using our broadband microwave spectrometer, we investigate the complex AC conductance of disordered InO$_x$ films as a function of magnetic field through the 2D superconductor-insulator quantum phase transition. We have studied the behaviors of the frequency dependent complex response function of a particular InO$_x$ sample near the critical point in the limit of $\hbar \omega < K _{B} T$ and $\hbar \omega > K _{B} T$ and compare our results to theoretical models. We discuss the possibility for a novel insulating state on the insulating side of the transition through the frequency dependent conductance.

Authors

  • Wei Liu

    • Johns Hopkins University
  • LiDong Pan

    • Johns Hopkins University
    • University of Minnesota
    • Department of Physics \& Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University
  • Minsoo Kim

    • SUNY-Buffalo
  • G. Sambandamurthy

    • SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260
    • SUNY-Buffalo
    • Department of Physics, SUNY at Buffalo
    • SUNY Buffalo, Dept. of Physics
  • N. Peter Armitage

    • Johns Hopkins University
    • John Hopkins University