Nodal Cooper-Pair Stabilized Phase Dynamics in Granular d-Wave Superconductors
Yogesh N. Joglekar, A. H. Castro Neto, Alexander V. Balatsky
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.037004 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
Scanning tunneling microscope measurements on single crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x materials have shown that the d-wave superconductivity in cuprates has nanoscale inhomogeneities and is still robust in spite of their presence. We study the dynamics of Josephson coupling between such granular d-wave superconductors, focusing on the effect of nodal Cooper pairs and disorder. We find that the nodal Cooper pairs give rise to a power-law Josephson coupling which leads to the stabilization of the superconducting phase. Our findings suggest that the d-wave superconductivity in an array of grains is unexpectedly robust against a disordering transition, as observed in the experiments. Furthermore, we predict the existence of a planar Josephson-plasmon mode with characteristic frequency that decreases with temperature.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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