Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in a d-Wave High-TC Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ Superconductor

K. Inomata; S. Sato; Koji Nakajima; A. Tanaka; Y. Takano; H. B. Wang; M. Nagao; H. Hatano; S. Kawabata

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.107005

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Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in a d-Wave High-TC Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ Superconductor

K. Inomata, S. Sato, Koji Nakajima, A. Tanaka, Y. Takano, H. B. Wang, M. Nagao, H. Hatano, S. Kawabata

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.107005 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

While Josephson–junction-like structures intrinsic to the layered cuprate high temperature superconductors offer an attractive stage for exploiting possible applications to new quantum technologies, the low energy quasiparticle excitations characteristically present in these d-wave superconductors may easily destroy the coherence required. Here we demonstrate for the first time the feasibility of macroscopic quantum tunneling in the intrinsic Josephson junctions of a high temperature superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ, and find it to be characterized by a high classic-to-quantum crossover temperature and a relatively weak quasiparticle dissipation.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	—	Pressure not reported	unknown