THEORY OF PHONON-ASSISTED TUNNELING IN SUPERCONDUCTORS

Journal Article · Sun Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1963 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.132.2484· OSTI ID:4136994

Kleinman, L

The current arising from a process in which a phonon is absorbed by a ground-state pair on one side of the oxide barrier resulting in a pair of quasiparticles, one on each side of the barrier, and the transfer of one electron across the barrier is calculated. One-phonon normal and umklapp as well as two- phonon umklapp processes are examined. The one-phonon umklapp process dominates and yields a current in excellent agreement with the experimental excess current both as a function of temperature and of voltage. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• NSA Number: NSA-18-002763
• OSTI ID: 4136994
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Vol. Vol: 132; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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PHYSICS
ABSORPTION
CURRENTS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRONS
ENERGY LEVELS
NUMERICALS
PHONONS
SOUND
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
TEMPERATURE