Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2010-11-23
Phys. Rev. B, 83, 205418 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
11 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
It is known that the parity of reflection amplitude can either be even or odd under the mirror operation. Up to now, all the parities of reflection amplitude in the one-mode energy region are even under the mirror operation. In this paper, we give an example of odd parity for Andreev reflection (AR) in a three-terminal graphene-supercondutor hybrid systems. We found that the parity is even for the Andreev retroreflection (ARR) and odd for specular Andreev reflection (SAR). We attribute this remarkable phenomenon to the distinct topology of the band structure of graphene and the specular Andreev reflection involving two energy bands with different parity symmetry. As a result of odd parity of SAR, the SAR probability of a four-terminal system with two superconducting leads (two reflection interfaces) can be zero even when the system is asymmetric due to the quantum interference of two ARs.
Sun Qing-feng
Wang Jian
Xing Yanxia
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