Disorder and Transport in Highly Correlated Systems
Abstract
This grant was a new start dedicated to studies of disorder and transport in highly correlated electron systems, mostly superconductors. These studies are most conveniently accomplished in thin film structures. Thin films useful in these type of studies present a number of structural and chemical defects at length scales comparable to interatomic spacing. This disorder may have strong effects on the physical properties and so quantitative structural and chemical characterization is a must. The developments in the past year have been beyond expectations. We have developed all the growth and structural characterization techniques useful for the preparation of high and low temperature superconducting films and superlattices. These have been applied to the growth and characterization of films which were used in a number of physical property studies. One particularly interesting highlight was the study of the enhancement of superconductivity by light illumination.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 31, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA249969
Entities
People
- Ivan K. Schuller
Organizations
- University of California, San Diego