Quantum fluctuations in ultranarrow superconducting nanowires

Abstract

Progressive reduction of the effective diameter of a nanowire is applied to trace evolution of the shape of superconducting transition $R(T)$ in quasi-one-dimensional aluminum structures. In nanowires with effective diameter $\le$ 15 nm the $R(T)$ dependences are much wider than predicted by the model of thermally activated phase slips. The effect can be explained by quantum fluctuations of the order parameter. Negative magnetoresistance is observed in the thinest samples. Experimental results are in reasonable agreement with existing theoretical models. The effect should have a universal validity indicating a breakdown of zero resistance state in a superconductor below a certain scale.

18 pages, 5 figures

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