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The theory of superconducting tunneling without the tunneling Hamiltonian is extended to treat superconductor/insulator/superconductor junctions in which the transmission coefficient of the insulating barrier approaches unity. The solution for the current in such junctions is obtained by solving the problem of a particle hopping in a one-dimensional lattice of sites, with forward and reverse transfer integrals that depend on the site. The results are applied to the problem of subgap harmonic structure in superconducting tunneling. The time-dependent current at finite voltage through a junction exhibiting subgap structure is found to have terms that oscillate at all integer multiples of the Josephson frequency,n(2eV/ħ). The amplitudes of these new, and as yet unmeasured, ac current contributions as a function of voltage are predicted.
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Arnold, G.B. Superconducting tunneling without the tunneling Hamiltonian. II. Subgap harmonic structure. J Low Temp Phys 68, 1–27 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00682620
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00682620