
We examine the properties of an infinite-$U$ Anderson impurity coupled to both normal and superconducting metals. Both the cases of a quantum dot and a quantum point contact containing an impurity are considered; for the latter, we study both one and two-channel impurities. Using a generalization of the noncrossing approximation which incorporates multiple Andreev reflection, we compute the impurity spectral function and the linear-response conductance of these devices. We find generically that the Kondo resonance develops structure at energies corresponding to the superconducting gap, and that the magnitude of the resonance at the Fermi energy is altered. This leads to observable changes in the zero-bias conductance as compared to the case with no superconductivity.
8 pages, 7 figures; expanded version to appear in PRB
Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con), Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el), Condensed Matter - Superconductivity, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), FOS: Physical sciences
Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con), Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el), Condensed Matter - Superconductivity, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), FOS: Physical sciences
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