Multiband Josephson effect in an atomic scale Pb tunnel junction
Maximilian Uhl, Piotr Kot, Robert Drost, Haonan Huang, Joachim Ankerhold, Juan Carlos Cuevas, Christian R. Ast
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043233 · Physical Review Research
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Abstract
Multiband superconductivity plays an important role in many emergent novel superconductors and has attracted great interest over the years. Various related experimental aspects have been intensely researched, but a quantitative understanding on the Cooper-pair transport remains still elusive, despite its fundamental and technological importance. We study a Josephson junction with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), where both tip and sample are Pb, a prototypical type I two-band superconductor. We map the properties of the junction across a wide range of normal state conductances revealing in-gap features originating from multiple Andreev reflections (MARs) and the Josephson effect. We present the theoretical framework to extract the transmission through the transport channels and describe the Cooper-pair tunneling with quantitative precision through two superconducting bands. This paves the way for the understanding of increasingly complicated superconductors.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pb Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 7.19 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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