Coulomb Blockade of Andreev Reflection in the NSN Single Electron Transistor

Published

February 1, 1994

Author(s)

Travis M. Eiles, Michel H. Devoret, John M. Martinis

Abstract

We have measured at low temperatures the current through a submicrometer superconducting island connected to nornal metal leads by ultrasmall tunnel junctions. At low bias voltages, the current changes from being e-periodic in the applied gate change to 2e-periodic. We interpret this 2e-periodic current as a manifestation of a sequence of Andreev reflection events which transports two electrons at a time across the island. This behavior is clear evidence that there is a difference in total energy between ground states of differing electron number parity.

Citation

Physica B-Condensed Matter

Volume

194

Issue

Part 1

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

Andreev reflection, Coulomb blockade, general superconductivity, ultra-small tunnel junctions

Citation

Eiles, T. , Devoret, M. and Martinis, J. (1994), Coulomb Blockade of Andreev Reflection in the NSN Single Electron Transistor, Physica B-Condensed Matter (Accessed June 9, 2023)