• 文献标题:   How to Distinguish between Specular and Retroconfigurations for Andreev Reflection in Graphene Rings
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SCHELTER J, TRAUZETTEL B, RECHER P
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Wurzburg
  • 被引频次:   19
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.106603
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

We numerically investigate Andreev reflection in a graphene ring with one normal conducting and one superconducting lead by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation within the Landauer-Buttiker formalism. By tuning chemical potential and bias voltage, it is possible to switch between regimes where electron and hole originate from the same band (retroconfiguration) or from different bands (specular configuration) of the graphene dispersion, respectively. We find that the dominant contributions to the Aharonov-Bohm conductance oscillations in the subgap transport are of period h/2e in retroconfiguration and of period h/e in specular configuration, confirming the predictions obtained from a qualitative analysis of interfering scattering paths. Because of the robustness against disorder and moderate changes to the system, this provides a clear signature to distinguish both types of Andreev reflection processes in graphene.