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Semiclassical gaps in the density of states of chaotic Andreev billiards
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Kuipers, Jack, Waltner, Daniel, Petitjean, Cyril
, Berkolaiko, Gregory
and Richter, Klaus
(2010)
Semiclassical gaps in the density of states of chaotic Andreev billiards.
Physical Review Letters (PRL) 104 (2), 027001.
DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.8679
Abstract
The connection of a superconductor to a chaotic ballistic quantum dot leads to interesting phenomena, most notably the appearance of a hard gap in its excitation spectrum. Here we treat such an Andreev billiard semiclassically where the density of states is expressed in terms of the classical trajectories of electrons (and holes) that leave and return to the superconductor. We show how classical ...
The connection of a superconductor to a chaotic ballistic quantum dot leads to interesting phenomena, most notably the appearance of a hard gap in its excitation spectrum. Here we treat such an Andreev billiard semiclassically where the density of states is expressed in terms of the classical trajectories of electrons (and holes) that leave and return to the superconductor. We show how classical orbit correlations lead to the formation of the hard gap, as predicted by random matrix theory in the limit of negligible Ehrenfest time tau(E), and how the influence of a finite tau(E) causes the gap to shrink. Furthermore, for intermediate tau(E) we predict a second gap below E = pi h/2 tau(E) which would presumably be the clearest signature yet of tau(E) effects.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review Letters (PRL) | ||||||
| Publisher | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||||
| Place of Publication | COLLEGE PK | ||||||
| Volume | 104 | ||||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter | 2 | ||||||
| Page Range | 027001 | ||||||
| Date | 11 January 2010 | ||||||
| Date of publication | 06 Aug 2009 07:06 | ||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Klaus Richter | ||||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-86798 | ||||||
| Item ID | 8679 |
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