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Interplay between Josephson and Aharonov-Bohm effects in Andreev interferometers

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2020-05-05 v1

Abstract

Proximity induced quantum coherence of electrons in multi-terminal voltage-driven hybrid normal-superconducting nanostructures may result in a non-trivial interplay between topology-dependent Josephson and Aharonov-Bohm effects. We elucidate a trade-off between stimulation of the voltage-dependent Josephson current due to non-equilibrium effects and quantum dephasing of quasiparticles causing reduction of both Josephson and Aharonov-Bohm currents. We also predict phase-shifted quantum coherent oscillations of the induced electrostatic potential as a function of the externally applied magnetic flux. Our results may be employed for engineering superconducting nanocircuits with controlled quantum properties.

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@article{arxiv.1807.10339,
  title  = {Interplay between Josephson and Aharonov-Bohm effects in Andreev interferometers},
  author = {Pavel E. Dolgirev and Mikhail S. Kalenkov and Andrei D. Zaikin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.10339},
  year   = {2020}
}
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