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Manipulatable Andreev reflection due to the interplay between the DIII-class topological and s-wave superconductors

Authors :
Yu Han
Cui Jiang
Wei-Jiang Gong
Guang-Yu Yi
Xiao-Qi Wang
Source :
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 101:278-283
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

We construct one mesoscopic circuit in which one quantum dot couples to one DIII-class topological superconductor and one s-wave superconductor, in addition to its connection with the metallic lead. And then, the Andreev reflection current in the metallic lead is evaluated. It is found that the two kinds of superconductors drive the Andreev reflection in the constructive manner. Next as finite superconducting phase difference is taken into account, the Andreev reflection oscillates in period π 2 , and it can be suppressed in the low-energy region if the superconducting phase difference is ( n + 1 2 ) π 2 (n ∈ Integer). Such a result is almost independent of the increase of the intradot Coulomb interaction. Therefore, this structure can assist to realize the manipulation of the Andreev reflection. Also, the result in this work provides useful information for understanding the property of the DIII-class topological superconductor.

Details

ISSN :
13869477
Volume :
101
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Accession number :
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