Random-matrix theory of thermal conduction in superconducting quantum dots
arXiv:1004.2438 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.82.014536
Abstract
We calculate the probability distribution of the transmission eigenvalues T_n of Bogoliubov quasiparticles at the Fermi level in an ensemble of chaotic Andreev quantum dots. The four Altland-Zirnbauer symmetry classes (determined by the presence or absence of time-reversal and spin-rotation symmetry) give rise to four circular ensembles of scattering matrices. We determine P({T_n}) for each ensemble, characterized by two symmetry indices βand γ. For a single d-fold degenerate transmission channel we thus obtain the distribution P(g) ~ g^{-1+β/2}(1-g)^{γ/2} of the thermal conductance g (in units of d π^2 k_B^2 T_0/6h at low temperatures T_0). We show how this single-channel limit can be reached using a topological insulator or superconductor, without running into the problem of fermion doubling.
8 pages, 6 figures; V2: corrected typo (missing absolute value sign in exponent) in equation 5
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