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Effect of Microwaves on the Current-Phase Relation of Superconductor-Normal-Metal-Superconductor Josephson Junctions
Fuechsle, M., Bentner, J., Ryndyk, D. A., Reinwald, Matthias, Wegscheider, Werner and Strunk, Christoph (2009) Effect of Microwaves on the Current-Phase Relation of Superconductor-Normal-Metal-Superconductor Josephson Junctions. Physical Review Letters (PRL) 102, p. 1217001.Date of publication of this fulltext: 17 Aug 2009 11:01
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.9000
Abstract
We investigate the current-phase relation (CPR) of long diffusive superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor (Nb/Ag/Nb) Josephson junctions in thermodynamic equilibrium and under microwave irradiation. While in equilibrium good agreement with the predictions of quasiclassical theory is found, we observe that the shape of the CPR can be strongly affected by microwave irradiation. Close to a ...
We investigate the current-phase relation (CPR) of long diffusive superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor (Nb/Ag/Nb) Josephson junctions in thermodynamic equilibrium and under microwave irradiation. While in equilibrium good agreement with the predictions of quasiclassical theory is found, we observe that the shape of the CPR can be strongly affected by microwave irradiation. Close to a Josephson-phase difference phi similar or equal to pi, the supercurrent can be strongly suppressed when increasing the rf power. Our results can be understood in terms of microwave excitation of low-lying Andreev bound states across the minigap in the junction. In the frequency interval studied, this mechanism becomes important, when the minigap closes at phi similar or equal to pi.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review Letters (PRL) | ||||||||
| Publisher: | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||||||
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| Open Access Type: | Due to SHERPA/RoMEO | ||||||||
| Place of Publication: | COLLEGE PK | ||||||||
| Volume: | 102 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | p. 1217001 | ||||||||
| Date | 2009 | ||||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Group Werner Wegscheider Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Christoph Strunk | ||||||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-90003 | ||||||||
| Item ID | 9000 |
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