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Pothier, H.; Guéron, S.; Birge, Norman O.; Esteve, D.; Devoret, M. H. |
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Energy distribution function of quasiparticles in mesoscopic wires |
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1997 |
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18 |
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3490-3493 |
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tunnel probe, metallic nanowire, diffusive wire, diffusive nanowire |
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We have measured with a tunnel probe the energy distribution function of Landau quasiparticles in metallic diffusive wires connected to two reservoir electrodes, with an applied bias voltage. The distribution function in the middle of a 1.5-μm-long wire resembles the half sum of the Fermi distributions of the reservoirs. The distribution functions in 5-μm-long wires are more rounded, due to interactions between quasiparticles during the longer diffusion time across the wire. From the scaling of the data with the bias voltage, we find that the scattering rate between two quasiparticles varies as <c9><203a>–2, where <c9><203a> is the energy transferred. |
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Anthore, A.; Pothier, H.; Esteve, D. |
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Density of states in a superconductor carrying a supercurrent |
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2003 |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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90 |
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12 |
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127001 (1 to 4) |
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Usadel, superconducting nanowire |
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We have measured the tunneling density of states (DOS) in a superconductor carrying a supercurrent or exposed to an external magnetic field. The pair correlations are weakened by the supercurrent, leading to a modification of the DOS and to a reduction of the gap. As predicted by the theory of superconductivity in diffusive metals, we find that this effect is similar to that of an external magnetic field. |
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Beck, M.; Rousseau, I.; Klammer, M.; Leiderer, P.; Mittendorff, M.; Winnerl, S.; Helm, M.; Gol'tsman, G.N.; Demsar, J. |
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Transient increase of the energy gap of superconducting NbN thin films excited by resonant narrow-band terahertz pulses |
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2013 |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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110 |
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267003 (1 to 5) |
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NbN thin films, energy gap |
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Observations of radiation-enhanced superconductivity have thus far been limited to a few type-I superconductors (Al, Sn) excited at frequencies between the inelastic scattering rate and the superconducting gap frequency 2Delta/h. Utilizing intense, narrow-band, picosecond, terahertz pulses, tuned to just below and above 2Delta/h of a BCS superconductor NbN, we demonstrate that the superconducting gap can be transiently increased also in a type-II dirty-limit superconductor. The effect is particularly pronounced at higher temperatures and is attributed to radiation induced nonthermal electron distribution persisting on a 100 ps time scale. |
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Department of Physics and Center for Applied Photonics, University of Konstanz, D-78457, Germany |
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