Josephson effect through a resonant level coupled to a single oscillator mode

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Abstract

Motivated by very recent experiments on superconducting transport through single-walled carbon nanotubes, we investigate the supercurrent through a one-level quantum dot connected to a single phonon mode. Calculations are done using non-equilibrium Green's function methods within a self-consistent Born approximation, i.e. assuming that the tunneling rate is much larger that the effective electron-phonon coupling. We calculate both the modified Andreev-bound state spectrum and the renormalization of the phonon density-of-states in situations when the phonon-mode is either in or out-off thermal equilibrium with the electron system. Based on our calculations we discuss possible Andreev-state spectroscopy.

*This research was supported by the Swedish Reseach Council (VR).

Authors

  • Mikael Fogelstrom

    • Dept. of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Chalmers University of Technology
  • Jonas Skoldberg

    • Dept. of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Chalmers University of Technology
  • Tomas Lofwander

    • Dept. of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Chalmers University of Technology
    • Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Gothenborg, Sweden
    • Chalmers University of Technology