Theory of the sign of multi-probe conductances for normal and superconducting materials
N K Allsopp; V C Hui; C J Lambert; S J Robinson; N K Allsopp; Sch. of Phys. & Mater., Lancaster Univ., UK; V C Hui; Sch. of Phys. & Mater., Lancaster Univ., UK; C J Lambert; Sch. of Phys. & Mater., Lancaster Univ., UK; S J Robinson; Sch. of Phys. & Mater., Lancaster Univ., UK
Журнал:
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Дата:
1994-11-28
Аннотация:
We examine equivalent forms of the current-voltage relationship applicable to mesoscopic superconductors and use one of these to derive general conditions for the sign of the conductance in a four-probe measurement. For disordered systems, with well separated voltage probes, where the normal-state conductance is positive, we predict that the sign of the longitudinal four-probe conductance of superconducting wires can be reversed by varying an applied magnetic field, and that at certain critical values of the field, the conductance passes through a singularity.
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