151 research outputs found
Stability of junction configurations in ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructures
We investigate the stability of possible order parameter configurations in
clean layered heterostructures of the type, where is a
superconductor and a ferromagnet. We find that for most reasonable values
of the geometric parameters (layer thicknesses and number) and of the material
parameters (such as magnetic polarization, wavevector mismatch, and oxide
barrier strength) several solutions of the {\it self consistent} microscopic
equations can coexist, which differ in the arrangement of the sequence of ``0''
and ``'' junction types (that is, with either same or opposite sign of the
pair potential in adjacent layers). The number of such coexisting self
consistent solutions increases with the number of layers. Studying the relative
stability of these configurations requires an accurate computation of the small
difference in the condensation free energies of these inhomogeneous systems. We
perform these calculations, starting with numerical self consistent solutions
of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We present extensive results for the
condensation free energies of the different possible configurations, obtained
by using efficient and accurate numerical methods, and discuss their relative
stabilities. Results for the experimentally measurable density of states are
also given for different configurations and clear differences in the spectra
are revealed. Comprehensive and systematic results as a function of the
relevant parameters for systems consisting of three and seven layers (one or
three junctions) are given, and the generalization to larger number of layers
is discussed.Comment: 17 pages, including 14 Figures. Higher resolution figures available
from the author
Reply to ``Comment on `Magnetic field effects on neutron diffraction in the antiferromagnetic phase of '''
Fak, van Dijk and Wills (FDW) question our interpretation of elastic
neutron-scattering experiments in the antiferromagnetic phase of UPt_3. They
state that our analysis is incorrect because we average over magnetic
structures that are disallowed by symmetry. We disagree with FDW and reply to
their criticism. FDW also point out that we have mistaken the magnetic field
direction in the experiment reported by N. H. van Dijk et al. [Phys. Rev. B 58,
3186 (1998)]. We correct this error and note that our previous conclusion is
also valid for the correct field orientation.Comment: 3 page
Single photoeffect on helium-like ions in the non-relativistic region
We present a generalization of the pioneering results obtained for single
K-shell photoionization of H-like ions by M. Stobbe [Ann. Phys. 7 (1930) 661]
to the case of the helium isoelectronic sequence. The total cross section of
the process is calculated, taking into account the correlation corrections to
first order of the perturbation theory with respect to the electron-electron
interaction. Predictions are made for the entire non-relativistic energy
domain. The phenomenon of dynamical suppression of correlation effects in the
ionization cross section is discussed.Comment: to be published in Physics Letters
Layered ferromagnet-superconductor structures: the state and proximity effects
We investigate clean mutilayered structures of the SFS and SFSFS type, (where
the S layer is intrinsically superconducting and the F layer is ferromagnetic)
through numerical solution of the self-consistent Bogoliubov-de Gennes
equations for these systems. We obtain results for the pair amplitude, the
local density of states, and the local magnetic moment. We find that as a
function of the thickness of the magnetic layers separating adjacent
superconductors, the ground state energy varies periodically between two stable
states. The first state is an ordinary "0-state", in which the order parameter
has a phase difference of zero between consecutive S layers, and the second is
a "-state", where the sign alternates, corresponding to a phase difference
of between adjacent S layers. This behavior can be understood from simple
arguments. The density of states and the local magnetic moment reflect also
this periodicity.Comment: 12 pages, 10 Figure
Theory of Andreev reflection in a junction with a strongly disordered semiconductor
We study the conduction of a {\sl N~-~Sm~-~S} junction, where {\sl Sm} is a
strongly disordered semiconductor. The differential conductance of this
{\sl N~-~Sm~-~S} structure is predicted to have a sharp peak at . Unlike
the case of a weakly disordered system, this feature persists even in the
absence of an additional (Schottky) barrier on the boundary. The zero-bias
conductance of such a junction is smaller only by a numerical factor
than the conductance in the normal state . Implications for experiments on
gated heterostructures with superconducting leads are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Rapid Communication section of Phys.
Rev.
Full Counting Statistics of Charge Transfer in Coulomb Blockade Systems
Full counting statistics (FCS) of charge transfer in mesoscopic systems has
recently become a subject of significant interest, since it proves to reveal an
important information about the system which can be hardly assessed by other
means. While the previous research mostly addressed the FCS of non- interacting
systems, the present paper deals with the FCS in the limit of strong
interaction. In this Coulomb blockade limit the electron dynamics is known to
be governed by a master equation. We develop a general scheme to evaluate the
FCS in such case, this being the main result of the work presented. We
illustrate the scheme, by applying it to concrete systems. For generic case of
a single resonant level we establish the equivalence of scattering and master
equation approach to FCS. Further we study a single Coulomb blockade island
with two and three leads attached and compare the FCS in this case with our
recent results concerning an open dot either with two and three terminals. We
demonstrate that Coulomb interaction suppresses the relative probabilities of
large current fluctuations.Comment: 17 pages, 16 figure
Quantum Disorder and Quantum Chaos in Andreev Billiards
We investigate the crossover from the semiclassical to the quantum
description of electron energy states in a chaotic metal grain connected to a
superconductor. We consider the influence of scattering off point impurities
(quantum disorder) and of quantum diffraction (quantum chaos) on the electron
density of states. We show that both the quantum disorder and the quantum chaos
open a gap near the Fermi energy. The size of the gap is determined by the mean
free time in disordered systems and by the Ehrenfest time in clean chaotic
systems. Particularly, if both times become infinitely large, the density of
states is gapless, and if either of these times becomes shorter than the
electron escape time, the density of states is described by random matrix
theory. Using the Usadel equation, we also study the density of states in a
grain connected to a superconductor by a diffusive contact.Comment: 20 pages, 10 figure
Π€ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π³Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΠΈ Π΅Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ: ΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ΅
ΠΡΡΡ Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π³Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ΅, ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°Π΄Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ
Π·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π² ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ Π±Π°ΠΊΠ°Π»Π°Π²ΡΠΈΠ°ΡΠ°
ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΎ-ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π½Π°ΡΠΊ Π Π£ΠΠ. ΠΠ½ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ Π½Π° ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ±Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ², ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ
Π² ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Ρ
, ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΡ
ΡΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ² ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ², ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΡΠΈΡ
Π³Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΠ΄, ΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ, Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ
Π² ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΡΡ
, ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠΎΡ
ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠΌ.
Π£ΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π² ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΊΠ°Ρ
ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° Π΄ΡΡΠΆΠ±Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ
Phase separation in the two-dimensional electron liquid in MOSFETs
We show that the existence of an intermediate phase between the Fermi liquid
and the Wigner crystal phases is a generic property of the two-dimensional pure
electron liqd in MOSFET's at zero temperature. The physical reason for the
existence of these phases is a partial separation of the uniform phases.
We discuss properties of these phases and a possible explanation of
experimental results on transport properties of low density electron gas in Si
MOSFET's. We also argue that in certain range of parameters the partial phase
separation corresponds to a supersolid phas e discussed in [AndreevLifshitz].Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Magnetic fluctuations in 2D metals close to the Stoner instability
We consider the effect of potential disorder on magnetic properties of a
two-dimensional metallic system (with conductance ) when interaction in
the triplet channel is so strong that the system is close to the threshold of
the Stoner instability. We show, that under these conditions there is an
exponentially small probability for the system to form local spin droplets
which are local regions with non zero spin density. Using a non-local version
of the optimal fluctuation method we find analytically the probability
distribution and the typical spin of a local spin droplet (LSD). In particular,
we show that both the probability to form a LSD and its typical spin are
independent of the size of the droplet (within the exponential accuracy). The
LSDs manifest themselves in temperature dependence of observable quantities. We
show, that below certain cross-over temperature the paramagnetic susceptibility
acquires the Curie-like temperature dependence, while the dephasing time
(extracted from magneto-resistance measurements) saturates.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figure
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