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Josephson effect through an isotropic magnetic molecule.

Authors :
Lee M
Jonckheere T
Martin T
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2008 Oct 03; Vol. 101 (14), pp. 146804. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 01.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We study the Josephson effect through a quantum dot magnet whose spin is isotropic and which is coupled to the dot electron spin via exchange coupling. We calculate the Andreev levels and the supercurrent and examine the intertwined effect of the exchange coupling, Kondo correlation, and superconductivity. The former suppresses Kondo correlations, which triggers phase transitions from the 0 to the pi state, but strong antiferromagnetic coupling restores the 0 state. The asymmetric phase diagram in the exchange coupling suggests that the coupling sign could be determined in experiments.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-9007
Volume :
101
Issue :
14
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18851557
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.146804