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Tunable $\pm\varphi$, $\varphi_0$ and $\varphi_0\pm\varphi$ Josephson junction

Superconductivity 2015-06-18 v2

Abstract

We study a 0-π\pi dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with asymmetric inductances and critical currents of the two Josephson junctions (JJs). By considering such a dc SQUID as a black box with two terminals, we calculate its effective current-phase relation Is(ψ)I_s(\psi) and the Josephson energy U(ψ)U(\psi), where ψ\psi is the Josephson phase across the terminals. We show that there is a domain of parameters where the black box has the properties of a φ\varphi JJ with degenerate ground state phases ψ=±φ\psi=\pm\varphi. The φ\varphi domain is rather large, so one can easily construct a φ\varphi JJ experimentally. We derive the current phase relation and show that it can be tuned \emph{in situ} by applying an external magnetic flux resulting in a continuous transition between the systems with static solutions ψ=±φ\psi=\pm\varphi, ψ=φ0\psi=\varphi_0 (φ00,π\varphi_0 \neq 0,\pi) and even ψ=φ0±φ\psi=\varphi_0\pm\varphi. The dependence of φ0\varphi_0 on applied magnetic flux is not 2π2\pi (one flux quantum) periodic.

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@article{arxiv.1504.05858,
  title  = {Tunable $\pm\varphi$, $\varphi_0$ and $\varphi_0\pm\varphi$ Josephson junction},
  author = {E. Goldobin and D. Koelle and R. Kleiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05858},
  year   = {2015}
}

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to be published in Phys. Rev. B (status on June 1st, 2015)

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