Abstract
We derive, via fourth-order perturbation theory, an expression for the Josephson current through a gated interacting quantum dot. We analyze our expression for two different models of the superconductor-dot-superconductor (SDS) system. When the matrix elements connecting dot and leads are featureless constants, we compute the Josephson coupling as a function of the gate voltage and Coulomb interaction. In the limit of a diffusive dot, we compute the probability distribution of Josephson couplings. In both cases, π junction behavior is possible, and is not simply dependent on the parity of the dot occupancy.
- Received 25 June 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.64.233301
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