PAIRING SYMMETRY AND FLUX-QUANTIZATION IN A TRICRYSTAL SUPERCONDUCTING RING OF YBA2CU3O7-DELTA

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TSUEI, CC [1 ]
KIRTLEY, JR [1 ]
CHI, CC [1 ]
YUJAHNES, LS [1 ]
GUPTA, A [1 ]
SHAW, T [1 ]
SUN, JZ [1 ]
KETCHEN, MB [1 ]
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[1] IBM CORP, THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.593
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O4 [物理学];
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We have used the concept of flux quantization in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-delta rings with 0, 2, and 3 grain-boundary Josephson junctions to test the pairing symmetry in high-T(c) superconductors. The magnetic flux threading these rings at 4.2 K is measured by employing a scanning superconducting quantum interference device microscope. Spontaneous magnetization of a half magnetic flux quantum, PHI0/2 = h/4e has been observed in the 3-junction ring, but not in the 2-junction rings. These results are consistent with d-wave pairing symmetry.
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