Publication Date:
2005
abstract:
We present a formalism to study adiabatic pumping through a superconductor-normal-superconductor
weak link. At zero temperature, the pumped charge is related to the Berry phase accumulated, in a
pumping cycle, by the Andreev bound states.We analyze in detail the case when the normal region is short
compared to the superconducting coherence length. The pumped charge turns out to be an even function
of the superconducting phase difference. Hence, it can be distinguished from the charge transferred due to
the standard Josephson effect.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Fazio, Rosario; Taddei, Fabio
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