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Employing quasiclassical theory of superconductivity combined with Keldysh technique we investigate large thermoelectric effect in multiterminal ballistic normal-superconducting (NS) hybrid structures. We argue that this effect is caused by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-02-01 Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

In this paper we address several new developments in the theory of dc Josephson effect in superconducting weak links. We analyze an interplay between quantum interference effects and Andreev reflection in SNS nanojunctions with insulating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andrei D. Zaikin

An incoming electron is reflected back as a hole at a normal-metal-superconductor interface, a process known as Andreev reflection. We predict that there exists a universal transverse shift in this process due to the effect of spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-13 Ying Liu , Zhi-Ming Yu , Shengyuan A. Yang

We report the investigation of electron transport through a four-terminal graphene-superconductor hybrid system. Due to the quantum interference of the reflected holes from two graphene-superconductor interfaces with phase difference…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Shu-guang Cheng , Yanxia Xing , Jian Wang , Qing-feng Sun

In the framework of Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation, we theoretically study the Andreev reflection in normal-superconducting junctions based on semi-Dirac materials. Owing to the intrinsic anisotropy of semi-Dirac materials, the configuration…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-06 Hai Li , Xiang Hu , Gang Ouyang

We theoretically study the crossed Andreev reflection in a hybrid nanostructure which comprises a d-wave superconductor and two normal-metal quantum wires. When the superconductor of the (110) oriented surface is in contact with the wires…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Takahashi , T. Yamashita , S. Maekawa

We theoretically study coherent multiple Andreev reflections in a biased three-terminal Josephson junction. We demonstrate that the direct current flowing through the junction consists of supercurrent components when the bias voltages are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-02-22 M. P. Nowak , M. Wimmer , A. R. Akhmerov

The energy-dependent Andreev reflection eigenvalues determine the transport properties of normal-superconducting systems. We evaluate the eigenvalue density to get an insight into formation of resonant electron-hole transport channels. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Samuelsson , W. Belzig , Yu. V. Nazarov

By coupling a semiconductor-based planar Josephson junction to a superconducting resonator, we investigate the Andreev bound states in the junction using dispersive readout techniques. Using electrostatic gating to create a narrow…

We evaluate the differential conductance measured in a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) setting at arbitrary electron transmission between an STM tip and a two-dimensional (2D) superconductor with arbitrary gap structure. Our analytical…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-05-30 P. O. Sukhachov , Felix von Oppen , L. I. Glazman

The manuscript presents an overview of recent developments in theory of multiple Andreev reflections in Josephson junctions with arbitrary transparency and arbitrary quasiparticle dispersion in the electrodes.

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 D. V. Averin

Quantum Hall/superconductor junctions have been an attractive topic as the two macroscopically quantum states join at the interface. Despite longstanding efforts, however, experimental understanding of this system has not been settled yet.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-04 Yusuke Kozuka , Atsushi Sakaguchi , Joseph Falson , Atsushi Tsukazaki , Masashi Kawasaki

A theory of crossed Andreev reflection in structures consisting of a superconductor with two ferromagnetic leads is presented. The electric current due to the crossed Andreev reflection strongly depends on the relative orientation of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Taro Yamashita , Saburo Takahashi , Sadamichi Maekawa

This is a tutorial article based on a lecture delivered in June 1999 at the NATO Advanced Study Institute in Ankara. The phenomenon of Andreev reflection is introduced as the electronic analogue of optical phase-conjugation. In the optical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-04-08 C. W. J. Beenakker

The Josephson effect is a fundamental quantum phenomenon consisting in the appearance of a dissipationless supercurrent in a weak link between two superconducting (S) electrodes. While the mechanism leading to the Josephson effect is quite…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-13 J. Paajaste , E. Strambini , M. Amado , S. Roddaro , P. San-Jose , R. Aguado , F. S. Bergeret , D. Ercolani , L. Sorba , F. Giazotto

We experimentally investigate transport properties of a single planar junction between the niobium superconductor and the edge of a two-dimensional electron system in a narrow $In_{0.75}Ga_{0.25}As$ quantum well with strong Rashba-type…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-30 A. Kononov , G. Biasiol , L. Sorba , E. V. Deviatov

Many of the properties of superconductors related to quantum coherence are revealed when the superconducting state is forced to vary in space - in response to an external magnetic field, a proximity contact, an interface to a ferromagnet,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-06-28 J. A. Sauls

Fermi arc surface states are the hallmark of Weyl semimetals, whose identification is usually challenged by their coexistence with gapless bulk states. Surface transport measurements by fabricating setups on the sample boundary provide a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-27 Yue Zheng , Wei Chen , D. Y. Xing

We investigate the Josephson radiation emitted by a junction made of a quantum dot coupled to two conventional superconductors. Close to resonance, the particle-hole symmetric Andreev states that form in the junction are detached from the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-08-05 Baptiste Lamic , Julia S. Meyer , Manuel Houzet

The energy of an Andreev bound state in a clean normal metal in contact with two superconductors disperses with the difference $\Delta \phi$ in the superconducting phase between the superconductors in much the same way as the energies of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-01-25 Venkat Chandrasekhar