Meservey-Tedrow-Fulde effect in a quantum dot embedded between metallic and superconducting electrodes
Superconductivity
2009-11-13 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons
Abstract
Magnetic field applied to the quantum dot coupled between one metallic and one superconducting electrode can produce a similar effect as has been experimentally observed by Meservey, Tedrow and Fulde [Phys. Rev. Lett. 25, 1270 (1970)] for the planar normal metal -- superconductor junctions. We investigate the tunneling current and show that indeed the square root singularities of differential conductance exhibit the Zeeman splitting near the gap edge features V = +/- Delta/e. Since magnetic field affects also the in-gap states of quantum dot it furthermore imposes a hyperfine structure on the anomalous (subgap) Andreev current which has a crucial importance for a signature of the Kondo resonance.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0810.5519,
title = {Meservey-Tedrow-Fulde effect in a quantum dot embedded between metallic and superconducting electrodes},
author = {T. Domanski and A. Donabidowicz and K. I. Wysokinski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.5519},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, 8 figures