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J C Cuevas1, F S Bergeret

  • 1Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049-Madrid, Spain.

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The critical current in superconductor-normal metal-superconductor junctions changes behavior with magnetic field. In narrow junctions, it decays monotonically due to magnetic vortices, unlike wide junctions.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Superconductivity
  • Mesoscopic physics

Background:

  • Superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS) junctions are key components in superconducting electronics.
  • Understanding their behavior under magnetic fields is crucial for device applications.
  • The critical current in wide SNS junctions typically exhibits Fraunhofer oscillations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the electronic and transport properties of diffusive SNS junctions in a perpendicular magnetic field.
  • To explore the crossover in critical current behavior with varying junction width.
  • To elucidate the role of magnetic vortex structures in the normal region.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of electronic and transport properties.
  • Focus on diffusive superconductor-normal metal-superconductor junctions.
  • Inclusion of a perpendicular magnetic field.

Main Results:

  • A crossover in critical current field dependence from Fraunhofer pattern (wide junctions) to monotonic decay (narrow junctions) was identified.
  • This transition occurs when the normal wire width is smaller than the magnetic length (xi(H)).
  • The monotonic decay is attributed to the formation of magnetic vortex structures in the normal region.

Conclusions:

  • The magnetic field's influence on critical current in SNS junctions is width-dependent.
  • Magnetic vortex structures dictate the transport properties in narrow junctions.
  • The local density of states can reveal the presence of these magnetic vortices.