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Phys. Rev. B 67, 174516 (2003) [6 pages]

Intrinsic and extrinsic d-wave effects in YBa2Cu3O7-δ grain boundary Josephson junctions: Implications for π circuitry

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F. Tafuri1,2, J. R. Kirtley2, F. Lombardi3,4, and F. Miletto Granozio3
1INFM-Coherentia, Dip. Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Seconda Università di Napoli, Aversa (CE), Italy
2IBM Watson Research Center, Route 134, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
3INFM-Coherentia, Dip. Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
4MINA-Chalmers University of Technology and Goteborg University, S-41296 Goteborg, Sweden

Received 2 December 2002; published 21 May 2003

We have investigated the properties of biepitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-δ grain boundary Josephson junctions, which appear to be characterized by low barrier transmission probabilities. Extrinsic and intrinsic d-wave effects are discussed within the framework of novel designs for π-circuitry and qubits. The absence of spontaneous magnetization and of the consequent additional noise, in a wide range of experimental conditions, seems to be encouraging for designs of “quiet” devices.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.174516
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.67.174516
PACS:
74.50.+r, 73.40.Gk, 73.40.Rw, 74.72.-h