257 research outputs found
Full counting statistics of incoherent Andreev transport
We study the full counting statistics of heterostructures consisting of
normal metal parts connected to a superconducting terminal. Assuming that
coherent superconducting correlations are suppressed in the normal metals we
show, using Keldysh-Nambu Green's functions, that the system can be mapped onto
a purely normal system with twice the number of elements. For a superconducting
beam splitter with several normal terminals we obtain general results for the
counting statistics.Comment: 7 pages, submitted to Europhys. Let
Spectral Features of the Proximity Effect
We calculate the local density of states (LDOS) of a superconductor-normal
metal sandwich at arbitrary impurity concentration. The presence of the
superconductor induces a gap in the normal metal spectrum that is proportional
to the inverse of the elastic mean free path for rather clean systems. For
a mean free path much shorter than the thickness of the normal metal, we find a
gap size proportional to that approaches the behavior predicted by the
Usadel equation (diffusive limit).Comment: LT22 proceeding
Local Density of States in a Dirty Normal Metal connected to a Superconductor
A superconductor in contact with a normal metal not only induces
superconducting correlations, known as proximity effect, but also modifies the
density of states at some distance from the interface. These modifications can
be resolved experimentally in microstructured systems. We, therefore, study the
local density of states of a superconductor - normal metal
heterostructure. We find a suppression of at small energies, which
persists to large distances. If the normal metal forms a thin layer of
thickness , a minigap in the density of states appears which is of the
order of the Thouless energy . A magnetic field suppresses
the features. We find good agreement with recent experiments of Gu\'eron {\it
et al.}Comment: 5 pages, RevTeX, 7 Figures (included), Submitted to PRB. Revised
version: One figure changed, missprints correcte
Charge transport through a SET with a mechanically oscillating island
We consider a single-electron transistor (SET) whose central island is a
nanomechanical oscillator. The gate capacitance of the SET depends on the
mechanical displacement, thus, the vibrations of the island vibrations may
strongly influence the current-voltage characteristics, current noise, and
higher cumulants of the current. Harmonic oscillations of the island and
oscillations with random amplitude (e.g., due to the thermal activation) change
the transport characteristics in a different way. The noise spectrum has a peak
at the frequency of the island oscillations; when the island oscillates
harmonically, the peak reduces to a -peak. We show that knowledge of
the SET transport properties helps to determine in what way the island
oscillates, to estimate the amplitude, and the frequency of the oscillations
Quantum transport signatures of chiral edge states in SrRuO
We investigate transport properties of a double quantum dot based Cooper pair
splitter, where the superconducting lead consists of SrRuO. The
proposed device can be used to explore the symmetry of the superconducting
order parameter in SrRuO by testing the presence of gapless chiral edge
states, which are predicted to exist if the bulk superconductor is described by
a chiral --wave state. The odd orbital symmetry of the bulk order parameter
ensures that we can realize a regime where the electrons tunneling into the
double dot system come from the chiral edge states and thereby leave their
signature in the conductance. The proposed Cooper pair splitter has the
potential to probe order parameters in unconventional superconductors.Comment: 5 page
The connection between noise and quantum correlations in a double quantum dot
We investigate the current and noise characteristics of a double quantum dot
system. The strong correlations induced by the Coulomb interaction create
entangled two-electron states and lead to signatures in the transport
properties. We show that the interaction parameter phi, which measures the
admixture of the double-occupancy contribution to the singlet state and thus
the degree of entanglement, can be directly accessed through the Fano factor of
super-Poissonian shot noise.Comment: 5 pages, major revision, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Circuit theory for crossed Andreev reflection and nonlocal conductance
Nonlocal currents, in devices where two normal metal terminals are contacted
to a superconductor, are determined using the circuit theory of mesoscopic
superconductivity. We calculate the conductance associated with crossed Andreev
reflection and electron transfer between the two normal metal terminals, in
addition to the conductance from direct Andreev reflection and quasiparticle
tunneling. Dephasing and proximity effect are taken into account.Comment: Included in special issue Spin Physics of Superconducting
heterostructures of Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processin
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