Abstract
We report on the reinforcement of superconductivity in a system consisting of a narrow superconducting wire weakly coupled to a diffusive metallic film. We analyze the effective phase-only action of the system by a perturbative renormalization group and a self-consistent variational approach to obtain the critical points and phases at . We predict a quantum phase transition toward a superconducting phase with long-range order as a function of the wire stiffness and coupling to the metal. We discuss implications for the dc resistivity of the wire.
- Received 30 June 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.80.214515
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