Title of article :
Thermopower oscillation symmetries in a double-loop Andreev interferometer
Author/Authors :
P. Cadden-Zimansky، نويسنده , , Z. Jiang، نويسنده , , V. Chandrasekhar، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages :
5
From page :
155
To page :
159
Abstract :
Andreev interferometers, normal metal wires coupled to superconducting loops, display phase coherent changes as the magnetic flux through the superconducting loops is altered. Properties such as the electronic and thermal conductance of these devices have been shown to oscillate symmetrically about zero flux with a period equal to one superconducting flux quantum, Φ0=h/2e. However, the thermopower of these devices can oscillate symmetrically or antisymmetrically depending on the geometry of the sample, a phenomenon not well understood theoretically. Here we report on thermopower measurements of a double-loop Andreev interferometer where two Josephson currents in the normal metal wire may be controlled independently. The amplitude and symmetries of the observed thermopower oscillations may help to illuminate the unexplained dependence of oscillation symmetry on sample geometry.
Keywords :
Superconductivity , Andreev interferometer , Quantum coherence
Journal title :
Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Serial Year :
2007
Journal title :
Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Record number :
1046793
Link To Document :
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