Sample-specific conductance fluctuations modulated by the superconducting phase

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作者
denHartog, SG
Kapteyn, CMA
vanWees, BJ
Klapwijk, TM
vanderGraaf, W
Borghs, G
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[1] UNIV GRONINGEN,CTR MAT SCI,9747 AG GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] INTERUNIV MICROELECTR CTR,B-3030 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4592
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have studied sample-specific conductance fluctuations tuned by the phase difference between superconducting boundaries, using a two-dimensional electron gas as the phase-coherent normal conductor. In low magnetic fields, h/2e periodic conductance oscillations due to phase-conjugated Andreev reflections are observed with an amplitude delta G similar or equal to 0.10e(2)/h at T = 50 mK. These oscillations are suppressed by a flux of approximately h/e through the interference region, For larger magnetic fields, sample-specific h/2e conductance oscillations are found with delta G = 0.005e(2)/h. No indication is found for an intrinsic h/4e periodic superconductor-modified weak localization contribution.
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页码:4592 / 4595
页数:4
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