Dephasing in Disordered Metals with Superconductive Grains

M. A. Skvortsov, A. I. Larkin, M. V. Feigel'man
2004 Physical Review Letters  
Temperature dependence of electron dephasing time τ_ϕ(T) is calculated for a disordered metal with small concentration of superconductive grains. Above the macroscopic superconducting transition line, when electrons in the metal are normal, Andreev reflection from the grains leads to a nearly temperature-independent contribution to the dephasing rate. In a broad temperature range 1/τ_phi(T) strongly exceeds the prediction of the classical theory of dephasing in normal disordered conductors,
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doi:10.1103/physrevlett.92.247002 pmid:15245123 fatcat:rvdtamdrqrbr5bx4udvvvu5azq