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Competition between Zero Bias Anomaly and Proximity Effect in Disordered Systems

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: We investigate the suppression of the proximity effect in mesoscopic normal-metal--superconductor systems induced by Coulomb interaction. We identify and elucidate the mechanism by which disorder leads to an amplification of this effect. In particular, for strong enough disorder, the proximity effect is shown to vanish. An expression for the tunneling density of states is obtained and experimental applications are discussed.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.82.1269

Authors: Yuval Oreg, P. W. Brouwer, B. D. Simons, Alexander Altland

Institutions: Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Ruhr University Bochum

Language: English

Topic: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1972686507

FWCI: 0.995

Cites: 17

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10