Published May 15, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Theoretical study of proximity effect on normal metal/triplet p-wave superconductors

  • 1. Institute of Physics, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585 (Japan)
  • 4. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8568 (Japan)

Description

Superconducting proximity effect in normal metal (N)/triplet p-wave superconductor (P) junctions is studied on the basis of the quasiclassical Green's function theory. We assume the attractive interelectron potentials which can induce subdominant s-wave pair potentials in the N side, where spatial dependencies of the pair potentials are determined self-consistently. In the case of an N/p x-wave junction, a zero-energy peak (ZEP) in tunneling spectra emerges due to the spin-commutated proximity effect through Andreev reflection in low barrier. Moreover, by varying the transparency of the junction, we obtain the broad line shaped tunneling spectra with the sharp ZEP similar to actual experiment of Ru/Sr2RuO4. In high barrier, our obtained results are consistent with previous works in isolated p-wave superconductors

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2006.03.011;
PII
S0921-4534(06)00131-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
437-438
Journal Page Range
p. 319-322
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

Conference

Title
4. international conference on vortex matter in nanostructured superconductors
Acronym
VORTEX IV
Dates
3-9 Sep 2005
Place
Crete (Greece)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38064435
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BOUND STATE; GREEN FUNCTION; INTERFACES; OPACITY; P WAVES; POTENTIALS; PROXIMITY EFFECT; RUTHENIUM; S WAVES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIN; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TRIPLETS; TUNNEL EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELEMENTS; FUNCTIONS; METALS; MULTIPLETS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTIAL WAVES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLATINUM METALS; REFRACTORY METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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