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pi states in Josephson Junction between He-3-B

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We investigate the dependence of the current-phase relationship on the orientation of the order parameter for a pinhole between two 3^3He-B reservoirs. We show that, due to the internal spin structure of the superfluid, the energy of the junction may have a relative minimum at phase difference equals π\pi at low temperatures. The dependence of the supercurrent on the direction of an applied magnetic field can be used to verify the present mechanism for the ``π\pi-states''.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9907096,
  title  = {pi states in Josephson Junction between He-3-B},
  author = {S. -K. Yip},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9907096},
  year   = {2009}
}

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