Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2007-05-10
Phys. Rev. B 76, 134501 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
15 pages, 8 figures, 1 table
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.76.134501
We study macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT) in c-axis twist Josephson junctions made of high-T_c superconductors in order to clarify the influence of the anisotropic order parameter symmetry (OPS) on MQT. The dependence of the MQT rate on the twist angle $\gamma$ about the c-axis is calculated by using the functional integral and the bounce method. Due to the d-wave OPS, the $\gamma$ dependence of standard deviation of the switching current distribution and the crossover temperature from thermal activation to MQT are found to be given by $\cos2\gamma$ and $\sqrt{\cos2\gamma}$, respectively. We also show that a dissipative effect resulting from the nodal quasiparticle excitation on MQT is negligibly small, which is consistent with recent MQT experiments using Bi${}_2$Sr${}_2$CaCu${}_2$O${}_{8 + \delta}$ intrinsic junctions. These results indicate that MQT in c-axis twist junctions becomes a useful experimental tool for testing the OPS of high-T_c materials at low temperature, and suggest high potential of such junctions for qubit applications.
Kato Takeo
Kawabata Shiro
Tanaka Yukio
Yokoyama Takehito
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