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Josephson Effect in Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor Junctions

Superconductivity 2015-05-28 v1

Abstract

We discuss the Josephson current between two noncentrosymmetric superconductors. The coexistence of superconducting order parameters between spin-singlet ΔS\Delta_{\text{S}} and helical p-wave spin-triplet ΔT\Delta_{\text{T}} enriches a variety of low-temperature behavior of Josephson current depending on their relative amplitudes. We will show that characteristic behaviors of the Josephson current for ΔS>ΔT\Delta_{\text{S}} > \Delta_{\text{T}} are clearly different from those for ΔS<ΔT\Delta_{\text{S}} < \Delta_{\text{T}}. The topologically protected zero-energy surface bound states are responsible for the clear difference. We conclude that the Josephson current well reflects character of the topological surface states and the pairing symmetry of noncentrosymmetric superconductors.

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@article{arxiv.1107.2721,
  title  = {Josephson Effect in Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor Junctions},
  author = {Yasuhiro Asano and Satoshi Yamano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.2721},
  year   = {2015}
}

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7 pages, 6 figures embedded

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