Published December 1, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Resonant Andreev transmission in two-dimensional array of SNS junctions

  • 1. Moscow Inst. of Physics and Technology, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Russian Academy of Science, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Institute of Semiconductor Physics (Ukraine)
  • 4. Argonne National Laboratory (United States). Materials Science Division

Description

We present an experimental study of transport properties of a large two-dimensional array of superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor (SNS) junctions comprised of the nanopatterned superconducting film, ensuring that NS interfaces of our SNS junctions are highly transparent. We find the anomalously high charge transmission at certain applied voltages commensurate with the magnitude of the gap in superconducting islands. This indicates the nonlocal nature of the charge transfer in multiply connected SNS systems. We propose the mechanism of the correlated transmission of Cooper pairs in large arrays of SNS junctions based on the combined action of the proximity effect and the simultaneous Andreev conversion processes at many NS-interfaces.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
470
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. S810-S812
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
42026189
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
COOPER PAIRS; PROXIMITY EFFECT; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS
Descriptors DEC
FILMS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-06CH11357
Notes
doi 10.1016/j.physc.2009.11.107
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Science (United States); Russian Foundation of Basic Research (Russian Federation)
Secondary number(s)
ANL/MSD/JA--65840