Radio-frequency signals were applied to 1000 by 1000 arrays of SNS Josephson junctions and giant Shapiro steps were observed at voltages 1000 times that expected for a single junction, Vn=nNhv/2e, where N=I000 is the number of junctions in the direction of applied current. For certain perpendicular
Dynamical simulations of fractional giant Shapiro steps
โ Scribed by S.P. Benz; J.U. Free; M.S. Rzchowski; M. Tinkham; C.J. Lobb; M. Octavio
- Book ID
- 104356498
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 361 KB
- Volume
- 165-166
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
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โฆ Synopsis
We have numerically simulated 20 arrays of resistively shunted Josephson junctions in the presence of commensurate magnetic. fi~lds and alternatin~and direct currents. Fract!onal gi~nt Shapiro steps appear in the simulated current-voltage charactenstIcs at values determmed by the external magnetIc field, In agreement with recent experimental measurements. We summarize previous results that confirm the model of vortex motion previously proposed by Benz, et al., and present further results at low frequencies that indicate the possibility of subJumnonic fractional steps.
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We observe giant Shapiro steps in the I-V curves of NxM arrays of SNS Josephson junctions; these steps occur at N times the single junction voltage. Both integer and fractional giant steps are observed as a function of temperature, external magnetic field, and rf current. The fractional steps occur
This paper briefly reviews giant and fractional giant Shapiro steps in Josephson junction arrays. The effects of AC frequency, AC amplitude, finite temperature, disorder, and self-fields due to screening currents, are briefly discussed. A variety of numerical examples are presented for Shapiro steps