Affiliation:
1. University of Washington
2. Laboratoire de Physique et Modélisation des Milieux Condensés
3. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics
Abstract
Theory of linear microwave response of thin films of type-II superconductors in the mixed state is developed taking into account random spatial fluctuations of the parameters of the system, such as the order parameter, diffusion coefficient, or film thickness. In the regime of collective pinning the microwave response of the system exhibits strong frequency dispersion, arising from nonequilibrium vortex core quasiparticles. The corresponding contribution to the ac conductivity is controlled by the inelastic relaxation time, and may exceed the usual Bardeen-Stephen conductivity. It is caused by the Debye-type inelastic relaxation. Debye mechanism of microwave losses may be responsible for strong effects of electromagnetic noise upon dc conductivity in the mixed state at low temperatures.
Funder
National Science Foundation
Russian Science Foundation
University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy