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Charge fluctuations in the edge states of normal-superconducting hybrid nano-structures

Published inJournal of physics. Condensed matter, vol. 11, no. 50, p. 100045-110197,L563-L568
Publication date1999
Abstract

In this work we show how to calculate the equilibrium and non-equilibrium charge fluctuations in a gated normal mesoscopic conductor which is attached to one normal lead and one superconducting lead. We then consider an example where the structure is placed in a high magnetic field, such that the transport is dominated by edge states. We calculate the equilibrium and non-equilibrium charge fluctuations in the gate, for a single edge state, comparing our results to those for the same system, but with two normal leads. We then consider the specific example of a quantum point contact and calculate the charge fluctuations in the gate for more than one edge state.

Keywords
  • Nanostructures
  • Mesoscopic systems
  • Strong fields
  • Magnetic field effects
  • Transport processes
  • Non equilibrium conditions
  • Electron charge distribution
  • Fluctuations
  • Edge effect
  • Superconductors
  • Quantum dots
  • Theoretical study
NoteCongrès Workshop on Effective Interactions and Phase Transitions in Colloidal Suspensions, Lyon, FRANCE (28/06/1999)
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MARTIN, Andréw Mccallum, GRAMESPACHER, Thomas, BUTTIKER, Markus. Charge fluctuations in the edge states of normal-superconducting hybrid nano-structures. In: Journal of physics. Condensed matter, 1999, vol. 11, n° 50, p. 100045–110197,L563–L568. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/11/50/102
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