Abstract
We have measured temperature-dependent resistivities of a set of Pb ultrathin films by repeating in situ deposition at liquid-He temperature. Observed conductance in the fermion region can be described by a single-parameter scaling function ( function) with a self-consistent theory for localization in two dimensions. Based on estimated values of electrical localization length () and superconducting coherence length (), the superconductor-insulator transition is confirmed to occur at the point where . Moreover, only samples exhibiting dependence in the fermion region become global coherent superconductors at low temperature.
- Received 10 November 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.53.R2979
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