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Anomalous spatial shifts in interface electronic scattering

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The anomalous spatial shifts at interface scattering, first studied in geometric optics, recently found their counterparts in the electronic context. It was shown that both longitudinal and transverse shifts, analogous to the Goos-Hänchen and Imbert-Fedorov effects in optics, can exist when electrons are scattered at a junction interface. More interestingly, the shifts are also discovered in the process of Andreev reflection at a normal/superconductor interface. Particularly, for the case with unconventional superconductors, it was discovered that the transverse shift can arise solely from the superconducting pair potential and exhibit characteristic features depending on the pairing. Here, we briefly review the recent works in this field, with an emphasis on the physical picture and theoretical understanding.

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We thank Xinxing Zhou and D. L. Deng for valuable discussions. This work was supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education AcRF Tier 2 (MOE2017-T2-2-108).

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Yu, ZM., Liu, Y. & Yang, S.A. Anomalous spatial shifts in interface electronic scattering. Front. Phys. 14, 33402 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-019-0882-7

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