Theory of Josephson tunneling along the c-axis of YBCO

dc.creatorHaslinger, Robert
dc.creatorJoynt, Robert
dc.date1998-03-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T16:05:22Z
dc.descriptionThe existence of Josephson tunneling has been demonstrated between YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$ and Pb with the current flowing along the c-axis of YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$. This is presumed to come from an s-wave component of the superconductivity in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$, perhaps induced by the orthorhombic distortion. This hypothesis by itself appears to be in contradiction with experiments on twinned samples whose tunneling current does not follow random statistics. We present a theory which depends on a competition between the intertwin d-wave coupling and a relatively enhanced s-wave component on the surface. This theory appears to explain, at least qualitatively, all observations made to date.
dc.description3 pages revtex, 4 eps figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9803124
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9803124
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/39345
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleTheory of Josephson tunneling along the c-axis of YBCO
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