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Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2010, v. 36, Nos. 10/11, p. 1204–1208
Josephson currents in point contacts between dirty
two-band superconductors
Y.S. Yerin and A.N. Omelyanchouk
B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
47 Lenin Ave., Kharkov 61103, Ukraine
E-mail: yerin@ilt.kharkov.ua
Received April 27, 2010
We developed microscopic theory of Josephson effect in point contacts between dirty two-band super-
conductors. The general expression for the Josephson current, which is valid for arbitrary temperatures, is ob-
tained. This expression was used for calculation of current-phase relations and temperature dependences of criti-
cal current with application to MgB2 superconductor. Also we have considered influence on contact
characteristics interband scattering effect appeared in case of dirty superconductors. It is shown that the correc-
tion to Josephson current due to the interband scattering depends on phase shift in the banks (i.e., s- or s±-wave
symmetry of order parameters).
PACS: 74.50.+r Tunneling phenomena; point contacts, weak links, Josephson effects;
74.20.Mn Nonconventional mechanisms.
Keywords: two-band superconductor, MgB2, Usadel equations, Josephson effect, current-phase relation, critical
current.
1. Introduction
The first mentioning about multiband superconductivity
has appeared in theoretical works of Matthis, Suhl and
Walker [1] and Moskalenko and Palistrant [2] more than
50 years ago. At that time their papers were considered as
attempts to fit for BSC-theory some characteristics of su-
perconducting materials (refinement of the ratio of an en-
ergy gap to critical temperature, heat capacity jump, lon-
don penetration depth etc.). Really multiband supercon-
ductivity became hot topic in condensed matter physics in
2001, when Nagamatsu has discovered two-band super-
conductivity in MgB2 with anomalous high Tc = 39 K [3].
It’s striking that pairing mechanism had electron–phonon
origin in magnesium diboride and order parameters, which
attribute to superconducting energy gaps, have s-wave
symmetry.
Iron-based superconductors, which have discovered not
long ago [4], most probably can be adding on to multiband
systems. For example, ARPES specifies on existence of
two full gaps in Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 [5]. Moreover there is an
assumption that in this iron-based superconductor π-shift
between phases of order parameters and thus so called ex-
tended with sign-reversal of order parameter or s±-wave
symmetry is realized [6]. Existence of such phase-shift can
lead to new fundamental phenomena and effects in these
superconducting systems. Unfortunately the most of mo-
dern experimental methods (measuring magnetic penetra-
tion length, calorimetric method, Knight shift and spin-
relaxation velocity in NMR and above mentioned ARPES)
cannot give unique answer about gap pairing symmetry.
However, recently new phase-sensitive technique based on
proximity effect between niobium wire and massive
NdFeAsO0.88F0.12 plate for probing unconventional pair-
ing symmetry in the iron pnictides was reported [7].
Therefore it’s interesting to research phase coherent ef-
fects in two-band superconductors which are sensible to
shift of phase. Josephson effects are one of such sensitive
to the phase phenomena. At the present time there are ma-
ny theoretical publications, devoted to this problem [8–12].
In these papers the Josephson effect in tunnel junctions
between one-band and two-band superconductors is con-
sidered.
In present paper we study the stationary Josephson effect
in superconductor–constriction–superconductor (S–C–S)
contact, which behavior even in the case of one-band su-
perconductors, as was revealed in Kulik and Omelyan-
chouk papers [13,14] (KO theory), has the qualitative dif-
ferences with respect to superconductor–insulator–super-
conductor (S–I–S) tunnel junctions. We built the
Josephson currents in point contacts between dirty two-band superconductors
Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2010, v. 36, Nos. 10/11 1205
microscopic theory of the «dirty» S–C–S contact for two-
band superconductors, which generalizes the KO theory
for this case. We show that the interband scattering effects
occurring in dirty superconductors result in mixing of Jo-
sephson currents between different bands.
2. Model and basic equations
Consider the weak superconducting link as a thing
filament of length L and diameter d, connecting two bulk
superconductors (banks) (Fig. 1). Such model describes the
S–C–S contacts with direct conductivity (point contacts,
microbridges), which qualitatively differ from the tunnel
S–I–S junctions. On condition that d L and
( ) ( )1 2min [ 0 , 0 ]d ξ ξ ( ( )i Tξ — coherence lengths) we
can solve inside the filament ( 0 x L≤ ≤ ) a one-di-
mensional problem with «rigid» boundary conditions. At
0,x L= all functions are assumed equal to the values in
homogeneous no-current state of corresponding bank.
We investigate the case of dirty two-band superconduc-
tor with strong impurity intraband scattering rates (dirty
limit) and weak interband scattering. In the dirty limit su-
perconductor is described by the Usadel equations for
normal and anomalous Green’s functions g and f , which
for two-band superconductor take the form [15]:
( ) ( )2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 2 2 1 ,f D g f f g g g f g fω − ∇ − ∇ = Δ + γ − (1)
( ) ( )2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 21 2 1 1 2 .f D g f f g g g f g fω − ∇ − ∇ = Δ + γ − (2)
Usadel equations are supplemented with self-consistency
equations for order parameters iΔ :
0
2
D
i ij j
j
T f
ω
ω>
Δ = π λ∑∑ , (3)
and with expression for the current density
( )* *
i i i i i i
i
j ie T N D f f f f
ω
= − π ∇ − ∇∑∑ . (4)
Index i = 1, 2 numerates the first and the second bands.
Normal and anomalous Green’s functions ig and if ,
which are connected by normalization condition
22 1i ig f+ = , are functions of x and the Matsubara fre-
quency ( )2 1n Tω = + π . iD are the intraband diffusivities
due to nonmagnetic impurity scattering, iN are the density
of states on the Fermi surface of the ith band, electron–
phonon constants ijλ take into account Coulomb pseudo-
potentials and ijγ are the interband scattering rates. There
are the symmetry relations 12 1 21 2N Nλ = λ and 12 1Nγ =
21 2N= γ .
In considered case of short weak link we can neglect
all terms in the equations (1), (2) except the gradient one.
Using the normalization condition we have equations for
1,2f
2 2
2 2
1 1 1 12 21 1 0,d df f f f
dx dx
− − − = (5)
2 2
2 2
2 2 2 22 21 1 0.d df f f f
dx dx
− − − = (6)
The boundary conditions for Eqs. (5) and (6) are deter-
mined by solutions of equations for Green’s functions in
left (right) banks:
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2 2 2( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
1 1 1 12 1 2 2 1
2 2 2( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2 21 2 1 1 2
1 1 1 ,
1 1 1 .
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
f f f f f f
f f f f f f
⎧ ⎛ ⎞
ω = Δ − + γ − − −⎪ ⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎪ ⎝ ⎠
⎨
⎛ ⎞⎪
ω = Δ − + γ − − −⎜ ⎟⎪ ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠⎩
(7)
_______________________________________________
Note, that solutions 1f and 2f of Eqs. (5), (6) are coupled
due to the interband scattering in the banks through the
boundary conditions (7).
Introducing the phases of order parameters in banks
( ) ( )( ) ( )
1 1 2 21 2exp ( ), exp ( )L R L RL R L Ri iΔ = Δ φ Δ = Δ φ , (8)
and writing ( )if x in Eqs. (5) and (6) as ( ) ( )i if x f x= ×
exp ( ( ))ii x× χ we have
(0) ( ) , (0) , ( ) ,L R
i i i i i i if f L f L= = χ = χ χ = χ (9)
where if and ( )L R
iχ are connected with iΔ and ( )L R
iφ
through Eq. (7).
The solution of Eqs. (5)–(9) determines the Josephson
current in the system. It depends on the phase difference on
the contact, which we define as 1 1 2 2
R L R Lφ ≡ φ − φ = φ − φ ,
and from possible phase shift in each banks
2 1 2 1
L L R Rδ = φ − φ = φ − φ . The phase shift δ between the
Fig. 1. Model of S–C–S contact. The right and left banks are bulk
two-band superconductors connected by the thing filament of
length L and diameter d.
|| | exp (i| exp (i ))�� ��11 11
LL
|| | exp (i| exp (i ))�� ��11 11
RR
|| | exp (i| exp (i ))�� ��22 22
RR
|| | exp (i| exp (i ))�� ��22 22
LL
LL
dd
SSLL SSRR
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1206 Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur, 2010, v. 36, Nos. 10/11
phases of the two order parameters in two-band supercon-
ductor can be 0 or π , depending on the sign on the inter-
band coupling constants, the values of the interband scat-
tering rates and the temperature of the system (see
Appendix).
Equations (5) and (6) with boundary conditions (9) ad-
mit analytical solution, and for the current density (4) we
obtain:
1 1
1
1 2 2 21 1 1 1
1
1 1
1
2 2 21 1 1 1
1
2 2
2
2 2 2 22 2 2 2
2
2 2
2
cos2 2
(1 ) sin cos
2 2
sin
2 arctan
(1 ) sin cos
2 2
cos2 2 +
(1 ) sin cos
2 2
sin
arctan
L R
L R L RN
L R
L R L R
L R
L R L RN
L R
fTI
eR
f
f
f
fT
eR
f
f
ω
ω
χ −χ
π
= ×
χ − χ χ −χ
− +
χ − χ
× +
χ −χ χ −χ
− +
χ −χ
π
×
χ −χ χ −χ
− +
χ −χ
×
∑
∑
2 2 22 2 2 2
2
2 .
(1 ) sin cos
2 2
L R L R
f χ −χ χ −χ
− +
(10)
Here 1NR , 2NR — contributions to normal resistance of
each band, where 1 2(2 / )Ni i iR Se L N D− = ( 2 /4S d= π is
cross section area).
The general expression (10) together with Eqs. (7)–(9)
describes the Josephson current as function of gaps in the
banks iΔ and phase difference on the contact φ .
3. Josephson currents
3.1. Josephson current without interband scattering
When interband scattering is vanished, from system of
equations (7) we obtain:
( )
1,2( )
1,2 2( ) 2
1,2
( )
1,2 2( ) 2
1,2
L R
L R
L R
L R
L R
f
g
⎧ Δ
⎪ =
⎪
Δ +ω⎪⎪
⎨
ω⎪ =⎪
⎪ Δ +ω⎪⎩
(11)
Taking into account (11) we rewrite expression for the
current (10) in terms of order parameters:
1 1
2 21 2 2 2 2
1 1
cos sin2 2 2arctan
cos cos
2 2
N
TI
eR ω
φ φ
Δ Δπ
= +
φ φ
ω + Δ ω + Δ
∑
2 2
2 22 2 2 2 2
2 2
cos sin2 2 2+ arc tan .
cos cos
2 2
N
T
eR ω
φ φ
Δ Δπ
φ φ
ω + Δ ω + Δ
∑
(12)
Thus, if to neglect interband scattering rates ikγ Josephson
current (10) decomposes on two parts: current flows inde-
pendently from the first band to the first one and from the
second band to the second one. For zero temperature
0T = Eq. (12) takes the form
1 2
1 2
cos Arctanhsin cos Arctanhsin .
2 2 2 2 2 2N N
I
eR eR
π Δ π Δφ φ φ φ
= +
(13)
Equation (12) is straightforward generalization
of Josephson current for one-band superconductor [13].
The partial inputs of bands currents (1 1)I → and
(2 2)I → are determined by the ratio of normal resistances
1 2/N Nr R R= . Introducing the total resistance NR =
1 2 1 2/ ( )N N N NR R R R= + and normalizing the current on
the value 0 (2 / )N cI eR T= π we plot on Fig. 2 the current–
phase relation (12) for different values of r and tempera-
ture T.
The current-phase relation (12) determines the tempera-
Fig. 2. Current-phase relations of S–C–S MgB2|MgB2 for dif-
ferent temperatures / cT Tτ = : 0 (1); 0.5 (2); 0.9 (3); and ratio of
resistances 1 2/N Nr R R= .
0.50.5
0.50.5
1.01.0
1.01.0
1.51.5
1.51.5
2.02.0
2.02.0
2.52.5
2.52.5
3.03.0
3.03.0
0.050.05
0.100.10
0.150.15
0.200.20
0.250.25
0.300.30
11
22
33
r = 0.1r = 0.1
00
00
0.020.02
0.040.04
0.060.06
0.080.08
0.100.10
0.120.12
r = 10r = 10
11
22
33
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��
I/
I
I/
I 00
I/
I
I/
I 00
aa
bb
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ture dependence of critical current cI , which is plotted on
Fig. 3.
In calculations of ( )I φ and ( )cI T (Figs. 2, 3) we use
the parameters for superconductor MgB2 with 0ijγ = . In
the case of zero interband scattering the Josephson current
(12) does not depend on possible phase shift δ (i.e., in the
case of s±-wave symmetry).
3.2. Josephson current with interband scattering
Now our aim is investigation of effects of interband
scattering on S–C–S contact behavior. In general, the sys-
tem (7) has no analytical solution. The case of tempera-
tures near critical temperature cT and arbitrary strength of
interband scattering was considered in [16]. Here, in the
case of arbitrary temperature 0 cT T≤ ≤ we consider the
interband scattering ijγ by the theory of perturbations. In
the first approximation for Green’s functions in each bank
we obtain:
( )( ) ( )
( )
( )( ) ( )
( )
22 2 * *
1 2 1 1 2 11
1 122 32 2 22 21 1 2
22 2 * *
1 1 2 2 1 22
2 212 32 2 22 22 1 2
2
,
2
2
.
2
f
f
⎧ ω + Δ Δ −Δ −Δ Δ −ΔΔ⎪ = +γ⎪
Δ +ω⎪ Δ +ω Δ +ω
⎪
⎨
⎪ ω + Δ Δ −Δ −Δ Δ −ΔΔ⎪ = +γ
⎪ Δ +ω⎪ Δ +ω Δ +ω
⎩
(14)
When the interband scattering is taken into account and if
phase shift 0δ ≠ , the phases of Green functions if not
coincide with phases of order parameters iΔ .
Using (14) we obtain expressions for the corrections to
the current (12):
1 2I I Iδ = δ + δ , (15)
____________________________________________________
( )
( )
2
2 1 112
1 3 21 2 22 22 2 2 11 2
2
1 2 1
2 2 22 2 2 2
1 1 2
e cos sin2 2 2arctan
coscos 22
e sin1 ,
2
cos
2
i
N
i
T
I
eR
δ
ω
δ
⎛
φ⎛ ⎞⎜ φω Δ − Δ Δ⎜ ⎟⎜π γ ⎝ ⎠δ = +⎜
φ⎜ ⎛ φ ⎞⎛ ⎞ ω + Δ⎜ Δ +ω Δ +ω⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠⎝
⎞
⎟ω Δ Δ − Δ φ
⎟+ ⎟⎛ φ ⎞⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ ⎟Δ +ω Δ +ω Δ +ω⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟ ⎟⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠ ⎠
∑
(16)
( )
( )
2
1 2 221
2 3 22 2 22 22 2 2 22 1
2
2 1 2
2 2 22 2 2 2
2 2 1
e cos sin2 2 2arctan
coscos 22
e sin1 .
2
cos
2
i
N
i
T
I
eR
δ
ω
δ
⎛
φ⎛ ⎞⎜ φω Δ − Δ Δ⎜ ⎟⎜π γ ⎝ ⎠δ = +⎜
φ⎜ ⎛ φ ⎞⎛ ⎞ ω + Δ⎜ Δ +ω Δ +ω⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠⎝
⎞
⎟ω Δ Δ − Δ φ
⎟+ ⎟⎛ φ ⎞⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ ⎟Δ +ω Δ +ω Δ +ω⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟ ⎟⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠ ⎠
∑
(17)
_______________________________________________
The correction to Josephson current due to the inter-
band scattering (15)–(17) depends on phase shift in the
banks 0 or δ = π . This reflects the mixing of Josephson
currents between different bands (see [16]).
Fig. 3. Temperature dependences of critical current ( )cI T for
different values of 1 2/N Nr R R= : 0.1 (1); 1 (2); 10 (3).
00 0.20.2 0.40.4 0.60.6 0.80.8 1.01.0
0.100.10
0.200.20
0.300.30
11
22
33
T/TT/Tcc
II
/I/I cc
00
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Conclusions
We developed microscopic theory of Josephson effect
in point contacts between dirty two-band superconductors.
The general expression for the Josephson current, which is
valid for arbitrary temperatures, is obtained. We consid-
ered the dirty superconductors with interband scattering
effect. This effect in the contacting superconductors pro-
duces the coupling of the currents between different bands.
With taking into account the interband scattering the ob-
servable characteristics ( )I φ and ( )cI T depend on the
phase shift of the order parameters in different bands. It
permits to distinguish between the s- and s±-wave symme-
try by studying the Josephson effect in point contacts of
two band superconductors.
This work was supported by FRSF (grant F28.2/019).
Appendix
Free energy within microscopic consideration is given
by [17]:
2
* 1
1 2 int
1
2 8i j i ij
ij
BF N F F F−= Δ Δ λ + + + +
π∑ , where (A.1)
( ) ( )
( )
*
0
2*
0 0
2 1 Re
1 2 2 ,
4
i i i i i
i i i i
F T N g f
i iD f f g
ω>
⎡
= π − − Δ +⎢
⎢⎣
⎤⎛ ⎞⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞π π
+ ∇ + ∇ − + ∇ ⎥⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟Φ Φ ⎥⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠⎦
∑
A A (A.2)
( )( )*
int 1 12 2 21 1 2 1 2
0
2 Re 1F T N N g g f f
ω>
= π γ + γ + −∑ . (A.3)
Representing order parameters as ( )( ) exp ( )L RL R
i i iiΔ = Δ φ
and anomalous Green functions ( ) ( ) exp ( ( ))i i if x f x i x= χ
and simultaneously taking into account that 1 12N λ =
2 21N= λ and 1 12 2 21N Nγ = γ we extract from (A.1) terms,
which contain the phase difference ( ) ( )
2 1
L R L Rδ = φ − φ :
12 1 2
12 1 2
11 22 12 21 0
cos 4 T f f
ω>
λ Δ Δ
− δ + π γ
λ λ −λ λ ∑ . (A.4)
Substitution of 1f and 2f into (A.4) assuming 12 0γ →
yields
( )( )
12
12
2 22 211 22 12 21 0 1 2
14 cos .T
ω>
⎛ ⎞
⎜ ⎟λ
− + π γ δ⎜ ⎟
λ λ −λ λ⎜ ⎟ω + Δ ω + Δ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠
∑
(A.5)
For 0δ = minimum of free energy is satisfied if bracketed
expression is less than zero and vice versa for δ = π the
minimum of (A.1) takes place if bracketed expression is
greater than 0. On the basis of this we obtain existence
criterion of π-shift between phases of order parameters:
12
11 22 12 21
12 2 22 20 1 2
sgn
14 1.
( )( )
T
ω>
⎛ λ
− +⎜ λ λ −λ λ⎝
⎞
⎟+ π γ = ±⎟⎟ω + Δ ω + Δ ⎠
∑ (A.6)
In this condition «+1» correspond to δ = π and «–1» takes
place if 0δ = .
The derived criterion can be simplified at 0T = :
( )
2
12 12 1
2
11 22 12 21 2 2
2 | | (0)
sgn 1 1,
| 0 | | | (0)
⎛ ⎞⎛ ⎞λ γ Δ⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟− + Κ − = ±
⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟λ λ −λ λ Δ Δ⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠
(A.7)
where
2
1
2
2
| | (0)
1
| | (0)
⎛ ⎞Δ⎜ ⎟Κ −
⎜ ⎟Δ⎝ ⎠
is full elliptic integral of the
first kind, ( )1 0Δ and ( )2 0Δ are values of the order pa-
rameters at 0T = .
In the vicinity of cT condition (A.6) transforms to:
12
12
11 22 12 21
sgn 1
2 cT
⎛ ⎞λ π
− + γ = ±⎜ ⎟λ λ −λ λ⎝ ⎠
. (A.8)
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