Superconducting-Normal Phase Boundary of a Fractal Network in a Magnetic Field

James M. Gordon, A. M. Goldman, J. Maps, D. Costello, R. Tiberio, and B. Whitehead
Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 2280 – Published 26 May 1986
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Abstract

Experimental measurements of the superconducting-to-normal phase boundary for a Sierpenskigasket wire network are presented. The fractal phase-boundary curve, Tc(H), shows four orders of dilational invariance and is in excellent quantitative agreement with theoretical predictions. The fracton dimension, d¯, has also been measured and is found to be 1.35 ± 0.02, consistent with the calculated value of 1.365 for the planar Sierpinski gasket.

  • Received 3 March 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.2280

©1986 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

James M. Gordon, A. M. Goldman, and J. Maps

  • School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

D. Costello, R. Tiberio, and B. Whitehead

  • National Research and Resource Facility for Submicron Structures, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

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Vol. 56, Iss. 21 — 26 May 1986

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