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Fuechsle, M. ; Bentner, J. ; Ryndyk, D. A. ; Reinwald, Matthias ; Wegscheider, Werner ; Strunk, Christoph

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 typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review Letters (PRL)
Publisher:AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Open Access Type:Due to SHERPA/RoMEO
Place of Publication:COLLEGE PK
Volume:102
Page Range:p. 1217001
Date2009
InstitutionsPhysics > 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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10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.127001DOI
19392311PubMed ID
Classification
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74.25.NfPACS
74.45.+cPACS
74.50.+rPACS
Keywords;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-90003
Item ID9000

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