Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 2001 · 80 citations · 18 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsQuantum MechanicsSolid State PhysicsCritical PhenomenaMetalsPhase TransitionsStates Of MatterStrongly Correlated Electron SystemsSuperconducting MaterialsConductanceSuperconducting GapSuperconducting Phase Transitions
We consider a system of superconducting grains embedded in a normal metal. At zero temperature this system exhibits a quantum superconductor-normal-metal phase transition. This transition can take place at arbitrarily large conductance of the normal metal.
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