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Andreev Bound-State Dynamics in Quantum-Dot Josephson Junctions: A Washing Out of the 0-π Transition

Rémi Avriller

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We consider a Josephson junction formed by a quantum dot connected to two bulk superconductors in the presence of Coulomb interaction and coupling to both an electromagnetic environment and a finite density of electronic quasiparticles. In the limit of a large superconducting gap we obtain a Born-Markov description of the relevant Andreev bound-states dynamics. We calculate the current-phase relation and we find that the experimentally unavoidable presence of quasiparticles can dramatically modify the 0−π standard transition picture. We show that photon-assisted quasiparticle absorption allows the dynamic switching from the 0 to the π state and vice versa, washing out the 0−π transition predicted by purely thermodynamic arguments. Spectroscopic signatures of Andreev bound-states broadening are investigated by considering microwave irradiation.
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hal-01026390 , version 1 (29-05-2015)

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Rémi Avriller, Fabio Pistolesi. Andreev Bound-State Dynamics in Quantum-Dot Josephson Junctions: A Washing Out of the 0-π Transition. Physical Review Letters, 2015, 114 (3), pp.037003 (1-5). ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.037003⟩. ⟨hal-01026390⟩

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