Electron-phonon coupling across the superconductor-insulator transition
T. Levinson, A. Doron, F. Gorniaczyk, D. Shahar
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.100.184508 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We measured current-voltage characteristics on both sides of the magnetic-field-driven superconductor-insulator transition. On both sides, these show strong nonlinearities leading to a conduction branch that is independent of phonon temperature. We show that a picture of electron overheating can quantitatively explain our data over the entire magnetic field range. We find that electron-phonon coupling strength remains roughly constant throughout the insulating state and across the superconductor-insulator transition, dropping dramatically as the magnetic field approaches zero. Our findings shed light on the origin of the highly debated saturation of resistance at low temperature, which has been interpreted by some as evidence for a new anomalous metallic phase and by others as a result of electrons failing to cool down. At the heart of this treatment lies the assumption that resistance is a function of electron temperature and not the phononic one. The applicability of this framework implies that the conduction mechanism, present in the superconductor and throughout the insulating phase, does not rely on a phonon bath.
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