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Nonlinear AC resistivity in s-wave and d-wave disordered granular superconductors

Superconductivity 2009-11-07 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We model s-wave and d-wave disordered granular superconductors with a three-dimensional lattice of randomly distributed Josephson junctions with finite self-inductance. The nonlinear ac resistivity of these systems was calculated using Langevin dynamical equations. The current amplitude dependence of the nonlinear resistivity at the peak position is found to be a power law characterized by exponent α\alpha. The later is not universal but depends on the self-inductance and current regimes. In the weak current regime α\alpha is independent of the self-inductance and equal to 0.5 or both of s- and d-wave materials. In the strong current regime this exponent depends on the screening. We find α1\alpha \approx 1 for some interval of inductance which agrees with the experimental finding for d-wave ceramic superconductors.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0205475,
  title  = {Nonlinear AC resistivity in s-wave and d-wave disordered granular superconductors},
  author = {Mai Suan Li and Hoang Zung and Daniel Dominguez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0205475},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett