1206.2093 (Kun Huang et al.)

Enhanced Josephson tunneling between high temperature superconductors
through a normal pseudogap underdoped cuprate with a finite energy cooperon    [PDF]

Kun Huang, Wei-Qiang Chen, T. M. Rice, F. C. Zhang

The Josephson coupling between optimally cuprate superconductors separated by a spacer with a finite energy cooperon excitation which contributes to the Josephson coupling strength, is examined. For an underdoped cuprate barrier in its normal state, the YRZ model gives a good description of the temperature dependent enhanced Josephson coupling. A detailed examination of origin of the enhancement shows a significant contribution from the cooperon excitation which is comparable to that from nodal quasiparticles.

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