Wednesday, September 19, 2012

1209.3908 (A. Martín-Rodero et al.)

The Andreev states of a superconducting quantum dot: mean field vs exact
numerical results
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A. Martín-Rodero, A. Levy Yeyati
We analyze the spectral density of a single level quantum dot coupled to superconducting leads focusing on the Andreev states appearing within the superconducting gap. We use two complementary approaches: the numerical renormalization group and the Hartree-Fock approximation. Our results show the existence of up to four bound states within the gap when the ground state is a spin doublet (\pi\ phase). Furthermore the results demonstrate the reliability of the mean field description within this phase. This is understood from a complete correspondence that can be established between the exact and the mean field quasiparticle excitation spectrum
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.3908

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