PARITY EFFECT IN A SMALL SUPERCONDUCTING ISLAND

被引:20
作者
AVERIN, DV [1 ]
NAZAROV, YV [1 ]
机构
[1] DELFT UNIV TECHNOL,FAC TECH NATUURKUNDE,2628 CJ DELFT,NETHERLANDS
来源
PHYSICA B | 1994年 / 203卷 / 3-4期
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D O I
10.1016/0921-4526(94)90075-2
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We consider the thermodynamics of the parity effect in a superconducting island. It is shown that the contribution of the order parameter fluctuations to the odd-even energy difference of the island is small. This confirms the mean-field (BCS) picture of the parity effect.
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页码:310 / 315
页数:6
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