Theory of microwave-assisted supercurrent in quantum point contacts

Details Theory of microwave-assisted supercurrent in quantum point contacts Theory of microwave-assisted supercurrent in quantum point contacts

2010-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/1006.3181v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 117001 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages; 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.117001

We present a microscopic theory of the effect of a microwave field on the supercurrent through a quantum point contact of arbitrary transmission. Our theory predicts that: (i) for low temperatures and weak fields, the supercurrent is suppressed at certain values of the superconducting phase, (ii) at strong fields, the current-phase relation is strongly modified and the current can even reverse its sign, and (iii) at finite temperatures, the microwave field can enhance the critical current of the junction. Apart from their fundamental interest, our findings are also important for the description of experiments that aim at the manipulation of the quantum state of atomic point contacts.

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