%0 Journal Article
%T Localization, superconducting fluctuations, and superconductivity in thin films and narrow wires of aluminum
%A Santhanam, P.
%A Wind, S.
%A Prober, D. E.
%J Phys. Rev. B
%D 1987
%V 35
%N 7
%F Santhanam_etal1987
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%X We report a comprehensive set of experiments on wide and narrow thin-film strips of aluminum which test the predictions of recent localization theory. The experiments on wide films in the two-dimensional regime confirm the theoretical predictions and also yield insight into inelastic mechanisms and spin-orbit scattering rates. Our extension of the existing theory for one-dimensional systems to include spin-orbit scattering and Maki-Thompson superconducting fluctuations is verified by the experiments. We find clear evidence for one-dimensional localization, with inferred inelastic rates identical to those in two-dimensional films. The prediction of the localization theory for a dimensional crossover from two-dimensional to one-dimensional behavior is also confirmed. We have reanalyzed the results of some previous experiments on thin films and narrow wires in light of these results.
%K Al films
%K electron-phonon scattering
%K electron-electron scattering
%K Disordered structures
%K amorphous and glassy solids
%K Relaxation times and mean free paths
%K Galvanomagnetic and other magnetotransport effects
%P 3188-3206