Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2009-09-21
New J. Phys. 12 (2010) 043031
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
16 pages, 18 figures
Scientific paper
A detailed theoretical interpretation of the Josephson interference experiment between Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ and Pb reported by Kidwingira \textit{et al} is given. Assuming chiral p-wave pairing symmetry a Ginzburg-Landau theory is derived in order to investigate the structure of domain walls between chiral domains. It turns out that anisotropy effects of the Fermi surface and the orientation of the domain walls are essential for their internal structure. Introducing a simple model for a Josephson junction the effect of domain walls intersecting the interface between Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ and Pb is discussed. It is shown that characteristic deviations of the Fraunhofer interference pattern for the critical Josephson current as a function of the magnetic field occurs in qualitative agreement with the experimental finding. Moreover the model is able also to account for peculiar hysteresis effects observed in the experiment.
Bouhon Adrien
Sigrist Manfred
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