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Phase dynamics and IV-characteristics of two parallel stacks of coupled Josephson junctions

Superconductivity 2014-08-08 v1

Abstract

Two parallel stacks of coupled Josephson junctions are investigated to clarify the physics of transitions between the rotating and oscillating states and their effect on the IV-characteristics of the system. The detailed study of phase dynamics and bias dependence of the superconducting and diffusion currents allows one to explain all features of simulated IV-characteristics and demonstrate the correspondence in their behavior. The coupling between JJ in the stacks leads to the branching of IV-characteristics and a decrease in the hysteretic region. The crucial role of the diffusion current in the formation of the IV-characteristic of the parallel stacks of coupled Josephson junctions is demonstrated. We discuss the effect of symmetry in a number of junctions in the stacks and show a decrease of the branching in the symmetrical stacks. The observed effects might be useful for development of superconducting electronic devices based on intrinsic Josephson junctions.

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@article{arxiv.1408.1541,
  title  = {Phase dynamics and IV-characteristics of two parallel stacks of coupled Josephson junctions},
  author = {Yu. M. Shukrinov and I. R. Rahmonov and A. Plecenik and M. Grajcar and P. Seidel and E. Il'ichev and W. Nawrocki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.1541},
  year   = {2014}
}