Dynamical effects of an unconventional current-phase relation in YBCO dc SQUIDs

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Mar 21;90(11):117002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.117002. Epub 2003 Mar 17.

Abstract

The predominant d-wave pairing symmetry in high-temperature superconductors allows for a variety of current-phase relations in Josephson junctions, which is to a certain degree fabrication controlled. In this Letter, we report on direct experimental observations of the effects of a nonsinusoidal current-phase dependence in YBCO dc SQUIDs, which agree with the theoretical description of the system.