Coherent quantum transport in normal-metal/d-wave superconductor/normal-metal double tunnel junctions

Taking into account the effects of quantum interference and interface scattering, combining the electron current with hole current contribution to tunnel current,we study the coherent quantum transport in normal-metal/d-wave superconductor/normal-metal (NM/d-wave SC/NM) double tunnel junctions by using extended Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) approach. It is shown that all quasiparticle transport coefficients and conductance spectrum exhibit oscillating behavior with the energy, in which periodic vanishing of Andreev reflection (AR) above superconducting gap is found.In tunnel limit for the interface scattering strength taken very large, there are a series of bound states of quasiparticles formed in SC.     

Frequency measurement of radiation from normal to superconducting point contact junctions

The frequency of radiation from Ta(superconducting)-Al(normal) point contacts has been measured as a function of temperature. The dependence agrees with the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) gap equation for Ta.     

塞曼效应对正常金属/超导/正常金属双隧道结中的相干隧穿电导的影响

在超导中通过外加塞曼磁场,研究正常金属/超导/正常金属双隧道结中的量子相干输运。同时考虑从一个正常金属电极注入一电子,从另一个正常金属电极注入一空穴,推导出系统的微分电导的一般公式。研究表明,电导谱随偏压展示振荡行为,随着温度和磁场的增大,其振荡振幅被降低,且塞曼能可导致电导峰的塞曼劈裂。在隧道极限下,超导体中会形成一系列束缚态。     

Quantum point contact conductance in ferromagnetic semiconductor/superconductor junctions

An extended Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk approach is applied to study how the tunneling conductance in ferromagnetic semiconductor/s-wave superconductor (FS/SC) junction, where the FS region is a quantum wire, is manipulated by the mismatches of the effective mass between the FS and SC, spin polarization in the FS, as well as the strength of potential scattering at the interface. It is demonstrated that in the single-mode case they have different influences on the tunneling spectra.     

Nonlocal correlations in normal-metal superconducting systems

We examine nonlocal effects between normal-metal gold probes connected by superconducting aluminum. For highly transparent Au/Al interfaces, we find nonlocal voltages that obey a spatial and temperature evolution distinct from the nonequilibrium charge imbalance signals usually found in such systems. These voltages are consistent with the predicted effects of crossed Andreev reflection and elastic cotunneling, effects that involve coherent correlations between spatially separated electrons.     

Zeeman effects on d-wave superconductor and the coherent tunneling spectrum in normal-metal/d-wave superconductor/normal-metal tunnel junctions

We solve a self-consistent equation for the d-wave superconducting gap and the magnetization in the mean-field approximation, study the Zeeman effects on the thermodynamic potential of d-wave superconductor (S) and coherent quantum transport in normal-metal (N)/d-wave S/N double tunnel junctions. Taking simultaneously into account the electron-injected current from one N electrode and the hole-injected current from the other N electrode, we derive a general formula for the differential conductance in a N/d-wave S/N system under a Zeeman magnetic field on the d-wave S. It is found that oscillations of all quasiparticle transport coefficients and differential conductance with the bias voltage and the thickness of the d-wave S depend to a great extent on the crystal orientation of the d-wave S. In the N/d-wave S/N junctions, the Zeeman magnetic field can lead to the Zeeman splitting of conductance peaks, and the temperature can reduce the coherent effect.     

Tetracritical point and staggered vortex currents in superconducting state

A phase diagram reflecting the main features of the typical phase diagram of cuprate superconductors has been studied within the framework of the Ginzburg-Landau phenomenology in the vicinity of a tetracritical point, which appears as a result of the competition of the superconducting and insulating pairing channels. The superconducting pairing under repulsive interaction corresponds to a two-component order parameter, whose relative phase is related to the orbital antiferromagnetic insulating ordering. Under weak doping, the insulating order coexists with the superconductivity at temperatures below the superconducting phase transition temperature and is manifested as a weak pseudogap above this temperature. A part of the pseudogap region adjacent to the superconducting state corresponds to developed fluctuations of the order parameter in the form of quasi-stationary states of noncoherent superconducting pairs and can be interpreted as a strong pseudogap. As the doping level is increased, the system exhibits a phase transition from the region of coexistence of the superconductivity and the orbital antiferromagnetism to the usual superconducting state. In this state, a region of developed fluctuations of the order parameter in the form of quasi-stationary states of uncorrelated orbital circular currents exists near the phase transition line.     

Double point contact in quantum Hall line junctions

We show that multiple point contacts on a barrier separating two laterally coupled quantum Hall fluids induce Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations in the tunneling conductance. These quantum coherence effects provide new evidence for the Luttinger liquid behavior of the edge states of quantum Hall fluids. For a two point contact, we identify coherent and incoherent regimes determined by the relative magnitude of their separation and the temperature. We analyze both regimes in the strong and weak tunneling amplitude limits as well as their temperature dependence. We find that the tunneling conductance should exhibit AB oscillations in the coherent regime, both at strong and weak tunneling amplitudes with the same period but with different functional form.     

塞曼效应对正常金属/d波超导结中微分电导的影响

通过外加塞曼磁场在d波超导中,研究磁场对d波超导及其正常金属/d波超导结中隧道谱的影响。研究表明(1)塞曼磁场能使能隙变小,且随着磁场变大,超导态会变为正常态,产生一级相变;(2)塞曼磁场可导致零偏压电导峰劈裂,劈裂宽度为2h0(h0为塞曼能)。     

Ac-Josephson effect in YBa2Cu3O7/PbSn point contact junctions

Adjustable YBa₂Cu₃O₇/PbSn point contact Josephson junctions are exposed to a microwave field. The current voltage characteristics of the junctions show microwave-induced constant voltage steps. The power dependence of the current width of the steps is well described by the Bessel function behaviour. This clearly demonstrates the presence of macroscopic quantum effects in the new highT _c material.     

Coherent quantum transport in normal-metal/<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>-wave superconductor/normal-metal double tunnel junctions

Taking into account the effects of quantum interference and interface scattering, combining the electron current with hole current contribution to tunnel current, we study the coherent quantum transport in normal-metal/d-wave superconductor/ normal-metal (NM/d-wave SC/NM) double tunnel junctions by using extended Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) approach. It is shown that all quasiparticle transport coefficients and conductance spectrum exhibit oscillating behavior with the energy, in which periodic vanishing of Andreev reflection (AR) above superconducting gap is found. In tunnel limit for the interface scattering strength taken very large, there are a series of bound states of quasiparticles formed in SC.