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Full counting statistics of interacting quantum dots contacted by a normal metal and a superconductor

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2014-05-27 v1

Abstract

We investigate the effects of Coulomb interaction on charge transfer through a quantum dot attached to a normal and a superconducting lead. While for voltages much larger than the gap we recover the usual result for normal conductors, for voltages much smaller than the gap superconducting correlations lead to a drastically different behavior. Especially, the usual charge doubling in the normal case is reflected in the occurence of quartets due to the onsite interaction.

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@article{arxiv.1404.5654,
  title  = {Full counting statistics of interacting quantum dots contacted by a normal metal and a superconductor},
  author = {H. Soller and A. Komnik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.5654},
  year   = {2014}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures, accepted by EPL