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Spin-Orbit Scattering Effects on the Phonon Emission and Absorption in Superconducting Tunneling Junctions

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
 [1];  [2]
  1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik Komplexer Systeme, Aussenstelle Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart (Germany)
  2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik Komplexer Systeme, Bayreuther Strasse 40, D-01187 Dresden (Germany)

A phonon spectroscopy experiment reported in a previous Letter shows signals strongly dependent on the applied magnetic field. We investigate the possible physical mechanisms occurring in the superconducting tunneling junctions in order to explain the experimental findings. We show that the electron-phonon interaction combined with the elastic spin-orbit scattering due to surface and impurities effects leads to results in agreement with the experimentally observed signals. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

OSTI ID:
383897
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 77; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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