Theory of Microwave-Assisted Supercurrent in Diffusive SNS Junctions

Details Theory of Microwave-Assisted Supercurrent in Diffusive SNS Junctions Theory of Microwave-Assisted Supercurrent in Diffusive SNS Junctions

2010-01-28

arxiv.org/abs/1001.5149v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 247003 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.247003

The observation of very large microwave-enhanced critical currents in superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS) junctions at temperatures well below the critical temperature of the electrodes has remained without a satisfactory theoretical explanation for more than three decades. Here we present a theory of the supercurrent in diffusive SNS junctions under microwave irradiation based on the quasiclassical Green's function formalism. We show that the enhancement of the critical current is due to the energy redistribution of the quasiparticles in the normal wire induced by the electromagnetic field. The theory provides predictions across a wide range of temperatures, frequencies, and radiation powers, both for the critical current and the current-phase relationship.

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