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Broadening of Andreev-Bound States in d_{x^2-y^2} superconductors
We investigate the broadening of the bound states at an interface of an
unconventional superconductor by bulk impurity scattering. We use the
quasiclassical theory and include impurity scattering in the Born and in the
unitarity limit. The broadening of bound states due to unitary scatterers is
shown to be substantially weaker than in the Born limit. We study various model
geometries and calculate the temperature dependence of the Josephson critical
current in the presence of these impurity-broadened bound states.Comment: 6 page including 7 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.