Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Journal Club
Date: | Sep 22, 2009 | |
Title: | "Electron Heating Effects in Disordered Insulators." | |
Speaker: | Dr. Vikram Tripathi | |
Reference: | (1) T. I. Baturina et al. PRL 99, 257003 (2007), (2) M. Ovadia et al. PRL 102, 176802 (2009), (3) B. L. Altshuler et al. PRL 102, 176803 (2009) | |
Abstract: | I will discuss the recent proposal of a "superinsulator" phase of dirty superconductors and its simple physical explanation as a bistability caused by electron overheating. |