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Pairing state of high-T c superconductors: Comments on the Josephson effect experiments in the context of the s- vs. d-wave debate

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A variety of experimental investigations has been developed in the last years toward the identification of the symmetry of the order parameter in high-T c superconductors. A short review of the main experiments employing the Josephson effect as a probe for the determination of the symmetry of the pairing state is given. Conflicting data are discussed which evidence the coexistence of certainties and ambiguities.

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Barone, A. Pairing state of high-T c superconductors: Comments on the Josephson effect experiments in the context of the s- vs. d-wave debate. Il Nuovo Cimento D 16, 1635–1647 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462154

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