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Negative magnetoresistance, negative electroresistance, and metallic behavior on the insulating side of the two-dimensional superconductor-insulator transition in granular Pb films
(2006-04-01)
Barber, RP
;
Hsu, SY
;
Valles, JM
;
Dynes, RC
;
Glover, RE
Granular Pb thin films on the insulating side of the two-dimensional superconductor-insulator transition are observed to exhibit a large negative magnetoresistance and electroresistance (change in resistance with electric field) at low temperatures. At high measurement voltages and low temperatures, the film resistances become temperature independent creating a "metallic" state. These phenomena are explained as manifestations of transport due to intergranular quasiparticle tunneling. This explanation might also provide insights into the similar behavior observed in other superconductors.