(1) Determining the wavefunction:
The distribution functions and
are obtained by solving the scattering problem described by following Bogoliubov–de Gennes (BdG) equation [5]:
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(9) |
The single-particle Hamiltonian H0 is defined as
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(10) |
where , m is the effective mass of the electrons, and
is the Fermi wavevector. The third term in eqn.(10) represents a δ function type scattering potential at the interface characterized by the dimensionless parameter Z. The exchange field hex(z) is given by
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......(11) |
and the SC gap is
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........(12) |
Therefore, the solution for BdG equation takes the form
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........(13) |
Where fσ(z) and gσ(z) are the electron and hole components of the wavefunction, respectively. Substituting eqn.(13) in eqn.(9) results;
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.......(14) |
Where uo and vo are the coherence factors defined as
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(15) |