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Comment on "Square-well model for superconducting pair-potential"

Superconductivity 2024-10-31 v2

Abstract

The current-phase relation for a ballistic SNS junction in a 1D wire at T = 0 was derived by Thuneberg [1] neglecting phase gradients in superconducting leads. This invalidates the derivation, since the charge conservation law is violated. The theory of Ref. [1] predicts an unphysical phase jump in the limit of zero normal-layer thickness. In this limit the SNS junction becomes an ideal uniform superconductor, in which the currentis supported by a constant phase gradient without any phase jump.

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@article{arxiv.2410.12580,
  title  = {Comment on "Square-well model for superconducting pair-potential"},
  author = {Edouard Sonin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.12580},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Comment on arXiv:2405.07659, 6 pages, 1 figure, submitted to Journal of Low Temperature Physics, some references updated

R2 v1 2026-06-28T19:24:15.649Z