Cooper Pair Wavefunction Approach to the AC Josephson Effect

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Abstract

Recently, we have proposed Cooper pair wavefunction approach to the DC Josephson effect, which shows the threshold resistance of SIS Josephson junctions (in the high tunneling resistance regime). In the MgB$_{2 }$case, since the threshold resistance is so small for the big gap, MgB$_{2 }$break junctions and SIS tunnel junctions display the Josephson supercurrent only for the small gap. We apply this approach to the AC Josephson effect. The amplitude of the oscillating supercurrent in the presence of the electric field is calculated, using the Cooper pair wavefunctions formed by the Airy functions. We also discuss the sign problem of the pair-quasi-particle interference term.

Authors

  • Yong-Jihn Kim

    University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez