Published 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron transport in mesoscopic conductors with superconducting contacts

  • 1. Inst. of Microelectronics Technology, Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka (USSR)
  • 2. Dept. of Physics, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Goeteborg (Sweden)

Description

As the dimensions of a normal (N) metallic conductor are reduced, the resistance of the conductor begins to increase when the contacts go into the superconducting (S) state. Likewise, the amplitude of the Aharonov-Bohm effect is strongly enhanced in mesoscopic wires and rings with superconducting contacts. We propose an explanation based on a quantization of electron energies resulting from Andreev reflections at N/S interfaces. (orig.)

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Ag; Bi

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica Scripta. T
Journal Volume
42
Journal Page Range
p. 136-140.
ISSN
0281-1847
CODEN
PHSTER

Conference

Title
Nobel jubilee symposium on low dimensional properties of solids.
Dates
4-7 Dec 1991.
Place
Goeteborg (Sweden).