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Superconducting Klein and anti-Klein tunneling in Weyl junctions

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2024-04-26 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

Klein tunneling is an old topic in relativistic quantum physics, and has been observed recently in graphene where massless particles reside. Here, we propose a new heterostructure platform for Klein tunneling to occur, which consists of a Weyl-semimetal-based normal state/superconductor (NS) junction. By developing a Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk-like theory, we find that Klein tunneling occurs at normal incidence, which can lead to differential conductance doubling. If the (single) Weyl semimeltals are replaced by double Weyl semimetals, anti-Klein tunneling will take place of Klein tunneling. Our work provides a theoretical guide for the detection of (anti-)Klein tunneling in three-dimensional chiral NS junctions.

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@article{arxiv.2404.16738,
  title  = {Superconducting Klein and anti-Klein tunneling in Weyl junctions},
  author = {Jiajia Huang and Luyang Wang and Dao-Xin Yao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.16738},
  year   = {2024}
}

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5 pages, 7 figures