| Issue |
EPL
Volume 96, Number 3, November 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 37008 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/96/37008 | |
| Published online | 13 October 2011 | |
Andreev tunneling in charge pumping with SINIS turnstiles
1
Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University - P.O. Box 13500, 00076 Aalto, Finland, EU
2
Centre for Metrology and Accreditation (MIKES) - P.O. Box 9, 02151 Espoo, Finland, EU
3
Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Chalmers University of Technology SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden, EU
Received:
20
June
2011
Accepted:
9
September
2011
We present measurements on hybrid single-electron turnstiles with superconducting leads contacting a normal island (SINIS). We observe Andreev tunneling of electrons influencing the current plateau characteristics of the turnstiles under radio-frequency pumping. The data is well accounted for by numerical simulations. We verify the dependence of the Andreev tunneling rate on the turnstile's charging energy. Increasing the charging energy effectively suppresses the Andreev current.
PACS: 74.45.+c – Proximity effects; Andreev reflection; SN and SNS junctions / 85.35.Gv – Single electron devices / 06.20.F- – Units and standards
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