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Multiple Andreev reflections in diffusive SINIS and SIFIS junctions

Superconductivity 2022-09-16 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We study Multiple Andreev Reflections in long diffusive superconductor(S)-normal metal(N)-superconductor junctions with low-transparency interfaces. Assuming strong thermalization in the weak link we calculate the current-voltage dependence I(V)I(V). At intermediate temperatures, EThTΔE_\mathrm{Th}\ll T\ll\Delta, the current is dominated by noncoherent multiple Andreev reflections and is obtained analytically. The results are generalized to a ferromagnetic junction. We find that the exchange field produces a non-trivial splitting of the subharmonic gap structure. This effect relies on thermalization and vanishes in SFS junctions with no energy relaxation in the weak link.

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@article{arxiv.2209.07343,
  title  = {Multiple Andreev reflections in diffusive SINIS and SIFIS junctions},
  author = {A. V. Polkin and P. A. Ioselevich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.07343},
  year   = {2022}
}

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10 pages, 8 figures

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