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arXiv:1507.05641 · Physical Review X

Superconductor-Insulator Transition and Fermi-Bose Crossovers

Yen Lee Loh, Mohit Randeria, Nandini Trivedi, Chia-Chen Chang, Richard Scalettar

Published May 31, 2016• 29 citations
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Abstract

Superconductivity is the phenomenon in which, below a certain temperature, a metal loses all resistance to current flow. Using a simple model, theorists show that it is possible to drive a fermionic band insulator into a superconductor.
DOI
10.1103/physrevx.6.021029

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