1201.6269 (Ciro Nappi et al.)

Theory of the electrical transport in tilted layered superconductive
Josephson junctions: appearance of an intrinsic resistance    [PDF]

Ciro Nappi, Sergio De Nicola, Maria Adamo, Ettore Sarnelli

We present a theory of the Josephson effect in a twofold-tilted Josephson
junction made by layered anisotropic superconductors. We find the appearance of
an intrinsic electrical resistance that arises from the misalignment of the
superconductive planes (the CuO2 planes in YBCO) in the two electrodes. This
intrinsic contribution to the tunnel amplitude has several non-trivial
consequences. The result is relevant for understanding the electric transport
properties of [100] tilt and [100] tilt-tilt Josephson junctions based on
d-wave superconductors.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.6269