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Geometrical Defects in Josephson Junction Arrays

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-31 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

Dislocations and disclinations in a lattice of Josephson junctions will affect the dynamics of vortex excitations within the array. These defects effectively distort the space in which the excitations move and interact. The interaction energy between such defects and excitations are determined and vortex trajectories in twisted lattices are calculated. Finally, possible experiments observing these effects are presented.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9903337,
  title  = {Geometrical Defects in Josephson Junction Arrays},
  author = {Kieran Mullen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9903337},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages including 5 figures

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