Can mesoscopic fluctuations reverse the supercurrent through a disordered Josephson junction?
Titov, M. · Jacquod, Ph. · Beenakker, C. W. J.
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We calculate the Josephson coupling energy Uⱼ(ϕ) (related to the supercurrent I=(2e/ℏ) dUⱼ/dϕ) for a disordered normal metal between two superconductors with a phase difference ϕ. We demonstrate that the symmetry of the scattering matrix of non-interacting quasiparticles in zero magnetic field implies that Uⱼ(ϕ) has a minimum at ϕ=0. A maximum (that would lead to a π-junction or negative superfluid density) is excluded for any realization of the disorder.
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