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We present a general theory of the superconductive proximity effect in disordered normal--superconducting (N-S) structures, based on the recently developed Keldysh action approach. In the case of the absence of interaction in the normal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 M. A. Skvortsov , A. I. Larkin , M. V. Feigel'man

We study the stationary Josephson current in a junction between a topological and an ordinary (topologically trivial) superconductor. Such an S-TS junction hosts a Majorana zero mode that significantly influences the current-phase relation.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-06 P. A. Ioselevich , P. M. Ostrovsky , M. V. Feigelman

The effect of the barrier on the proximity effect in normal-superconductor junction is analyzed. A general criterion for the barrier, though large, to be effectively transparent, is given. This criterion is applied to both the conductance…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-02-03 M. Schechter , Y. Imry , Y. Levinson

Quasiclassical Green's functions of a short superconductor/normal metal/superconductor (SNS) junction are calculated for multi-mode junction with arbitrary electron transmission properties. They provide the basis for description of all of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. V. Averin

In a mesoscopic superconductor - normal metal - superconductor (SNS) heterostructure the quasiparticle distribution can be driven far from equilibrium by a voltage applied across the normal metal. This reduces the supercurrent between the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank K. Wilhelm , Gerd Schön , Andrei D. Zaikin

An arrangement of mesoscopic experiments is considered when the conductance of a mesoscopic normal metal sample is governed not only by the magnetic flux threading the sample but by the supercurrent inside the superconductor coupled to the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 A. Zagoskin , A. Kadigrobov , R. Shekhter , M. Jonson

We calculate the conductance through double junctions of the type M(inf.)-Sn-Mm-Sn-M(inf.) and triple junctions of the type M(inf.)-Sn-Mm-Sn-Mm-Sn-M(inf.), where M(inf.) are semi-infinite metallic electrodes, Sn are 'n' layers of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-10-03 J. Peralta-Ramos , A. M. Llois

The purpose of the paper is to suggest a new method which allows one to study multiple coherent reflection/transmissions by partially transparent interfaces (e.g. in multi-layer mesoscopic structures or grain boundaries in high-Tc's) in the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-09-25 A. Shelankov , M. Ozana

Recently gate-mediated supercurrent suppression in superconducting nano-bridges has been reported in many experiments. This could be either a direct or an indirect gate effect. The microscopic understanding of this observation is not clear…

We discuss the minimum value of the zero-bias differential conductance $G_{\textrm{min}}$ in a junction consisting of a normal metal and a nodal superconductor preserving time-reversal symmetry. Using the quasiclassical Green function…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-07-21 Satoshi Ikegaya , Shu-Ichiro Suzuki , Yukio Tanaka , Yasuhiro Asano

Phase-coherent diffusive transport through mesoscopic hybrid superconductor/normal metal tunneling structures is investigated. For a N-s-S two-barrier tunneling system with bulk S and N electrodes coupled by a mesoscopic superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-09-25 A. V. Zaitsev , A. F. Volkov , S. W. D. Bailey , C. J. Lambert

A new method which allows one to study multiple coherent reflection/transmissions by partially transparent interfaces, (e.g., in multi-layer mesoscopic structures or grain boundaries in high-Tc's), in the framework of the quasiclassical…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Shelankov , M. Ozana

We present a theoretical description of the differential conductance of point contacts between a normal metal and a multi-band superconductor with extended s\pm pairing symmetry. We demonstrate that the interband impurity scattering…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-02-24 Dushko Kuzmanovski , Maxim G. Vavilov

We study the transport properties of a finite three dimensional disordered conductor, for both weak and strong scattering on impurities, employing the real-space Green function technique and related Landauer-type formula. The dirty metal is…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-10-31 Branislav K. Nikolic , Philip B. Allen

We report on electrical transport measurements through a carbon nanotube quantum dot coupled to a normal and a superconducting lead. The ratio of Kondo temperature and superconducting gap $T_{K}/\Delta$ is identified to govern the transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. R. Graeber , T. Nussbaumer , W. Belzig , T. Kontos , C. Schoenenberger

We review transport measurements in a normal metal (N) in contact with one or two superconducting (S) islands. From the experiment, we distinguish the Josephson coupling, the mesoscopic fluctuations and the proximity effect. In a…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-25 P. Charlat , H. Courtois , Ph. Gandit , D. Mailly , A. F. Volkov , B. Pannetier

We calculate the optical conductivity, $\sigma(\omega)$, in the normal state fullerene superconductors by self-consistently including the impurity scatterings, the electron-phonon and electron-electron Coulomb interactions. The finite…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-10-31 Jung-Woo Yoo , Han-Yong Choi

We present a theoretical study of the quasiparticle and subgap conductance of generic $X/I_{sf}/S_{M}$ junction with a spin-filter barrier $I_{sf}$, where $X$ is either a normal $N$ or a ferromagnetic metal $F$ and $S_{M}$ is a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-12 F. S. Bergeret , A. Verso , A. F. Volkov

The charge distribution is a basic aspect of electrical transport. In this work we investigate the self-consistent charge response of normal-superconducting heterostructures. Of interest is the variation of the charge density due to voltage…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Pilgram , H. Schomerus , A. M. Martin , M. Buttiker

Normal-conducting mesoscopic systems in contact with a superconductor are classified by the symmetry operations of time reversal and rotation of the electron's spin. Four symmetry classes are identified, which correspond to Cartan's…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Alexander Altland , Martin R. Zirnbauer