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Mesoscopic Fluctuations of Thermoelectric Current in Disordered Superconductors

B. SpivakA. Yu. Zyuzin

Year: 1989 Journal:   Europhysics Letters (EPL) Vol: 8 (7)Pages: 669-672   Publisher: Institute of Physics

Abstract

It is shown that in bulk disordered superconductors there exist spatial mesoscopic fluctuations of the electrochemical potential which are proportional to the temperature gradient. The amplitude of these fluctuations, when measured by point contacts, does not depend on the separation between the contacts.

Keywords:
Mesoscopic physics Condensed matter physics Superconductivity Thermoelectric effect Amplitude Current (fluid) Physics Temperature gradient Materials science Quantum mechanics Thermodynamics

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Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Rare-earth and actinide compounds
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Condensed Matter Physics

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