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Title: Local density of states of quasiparticles near the interface of nonuniform {ital d}-wave superconductors

Abstract

The local density of states of quasiparticle (LDOS) near the interface of {ital d}-wave superconductors is investigated for various situations based on the Green{close_quote}s-function method of nonuniform superconductors. In the case of normal-metal{endash}insulator{endash}{ital d}-wave-superconductor junction, the LDOS near the interface of the superconductor strongly depends on the angle between the normal to the interface and the crystalline axes of {ital d}-wave superconductor, on the thickness and on the height of the insulating barrier. In the case of {ital d}-wave-superconductor{endash}insulator{endash}{ital d}-wave-superconductor junction, bound states are formed at the interfaces of superconductors. The energy levels of bound states which include several limiting cases are explicitly obtained. The LDOS near the interface of the superconductor is strongly influenced by the bound states and it depends not only on the angle between the crystalline axes and the normal to the interface but also on the macroscopic phase difference between two superconductors. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Graduate School of Science and Technology and Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-21 (Japan)
  2. Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
280198
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 53; Journal Issue: 14; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; QUASI PARTICLES; D WAVES; ENERGY-LEVEL DENSITY; GREEN FUNCTION; INTERFACES; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS

Citation Formats

Tanaka, Y, and Kashiwaya, S. Local density of states of quasiparticles near the interface of nonuniform {ital d}-wave superconductors. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.53.9371.
Tanaka, Y, & Kashiwaya, S. Local density of states of quasiparticles near the interface of nonuniform {ital d}-wave superconductors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.53.9371
Tanaka, Y, and Kashiwaya, S. 1996. "Local density of states of quasiparticles near the interface of nonuniform {ital d}-wave superconductors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.53.9371.
@article{osti_280198,
title = {Local density of states of quasiparticles near the interface of nonuniform {ital d}-wave superconductors},
author = {Tanaka, Y and Kashiwaya, S},
abstractNote = {The local density of states of quasiparticle (LDOS) near the interface of {ital d}-wave superconductors is investigated for various situations based on the Green{close_quote}s-function method of nonuniform superconductors. In the case of normal-metal{endash}insulator{endash}{ital d}-wave-superconductor junction, the LDOS near the interface of the superconductor strongly depends on the angle between the normal to the interface and the crystalline axes of {ital d}-wave superconductor, on the thickness and on the height of the insulating barrier. In the case of {ital d}-wave-superconductor{endash}insulator{endash}{ital d}-wave-superconductor junction, bound states are formed at the interfaces of superconductors. The energy levels of bound states which include several limiting cases are explicitly obtained. The LDOS near the interface of the superconductor is strongly influenced by the bound states and it depends not only on the angle between the crystalline axes and the normal to the interface but also on the macroscopic phase difference between two superconductors. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.53.9371},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/280198}, journal = {Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter},
number = 14,
volume = 53,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}