Electrodynamics of Quantum-Critical Conductors and Superconductors

ISBN-13: 9783319728018 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 176 str.

Uwe Santiago Pracht

Opis

This thesis presents and discusses recent optical low-temperature experiments on disordered NbN, granular Al thin-films, and the heavy-fermion compound CeCoIn5, offering a unified picture of quantum-critical superconductivity.

Spis treści

Field-Theoretical Basics of Superconductivity.- Experimental Studies of Disordered NBN.- Thin films.- Experimental Studies of Granular Al Thin Films.- Experimental Studies of the Heavy.- Fermion Metal CeCoIn5.

Blurb

This thesis presents and discusses recent optical low-temperature experiments on disordered NbN, granular Al thin-films, and the heavy-fermion compound CeCoIn5, offering a unified picture of quantum-critical superconductivity. It provides a concise introduction to the respective theoretical models employed to interpret the experimental results, and guides readers through in-depth calculations supplemented with supportive figures in order to both retrace the interpretations and span the bridge between experiment and state-of-the art theory.