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Weak Localization Coexisting with a Magnetic Field in a Normal-Metal--Superconductor Microbridge

P. W. Brouwer·C. W. J. Beenakker
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A random-matrix theory is presented which shows that breaking time-reversal symmetry by itself does {\em not} suppress the weak-localization correction to the conductance of a disordered metal wire attached to a superconductor. Suppression of weak localization requires applying a magnetic field as well as raising the voltage, to break both time-reversal symmetry and electron-hole degeneracy. A magnetic-field dependent contact resistance obscured this anomaly in previous numerical simulations.

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P. W. Brouwer, C. W. J. Beenakker. 1995-04-12. Weak Localization Coexisting with a Magnetic Field in a Normal-Metal--Superconductor Microbridge. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.52.r3868

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