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Theory of the electrical transport in tilted layered superconductive Josephson junctions

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2012-04-13 v2 Superconductivity

Abstract

We present a theory of the Josephson effect in a twofold-tilted Josephson junction made by d-wave anisotropic layered superconductors. We find the appearance of an intrinsic electrical resistance that arises from the misalignment of the superconductive planes (the CuO_2 planes in YBCO) in the two electrodes. This intrinsic contribution to the tunnel barrier has several non-trivial consequences. The result is relevant for understanding the electric transport properties of [100] tilt and [100] tilt-tilt Josephson junctions based on d-wave superconductors.

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@article{arxiv.1201.6269,
  title  = {Theory of the electrical transport in tilted layered superconductive Josephson junctions},
  author = {Ciro Nappi and Sergio De Nicola and Maria Adamo and Ettore Sarnelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.6269},
  year   = {2012}
}