Lattice effects on the current-voltage characteristics of superconducting arrays

Mina Yoon, M. Y. Choi, and Beom Jun Kim
Phys. Rev. B 61, 3263 – Published 1 February 2000
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Abstract

The lattice effects on the current-voltage characteristics of two-dimensional arrays of resistively shunted Josephson junctions are investigated. The lattice potential energies due to the discrete lattice structure are calculated for several geometries and directions of current injection. We compare the energy barrier for vortex-pair unbinding with the lattice pinning potential, which shows that lattice effects are negligible in the low-current limit as well as in the high-current limit. At intermediate currents, on the other hand, the lattice potential becomes comparable to the barrier height and the lattice effects may be observed in the current-voltage characteristics.

  • Received 3 May 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.61.3263

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Mina Yoon and M. Y. Choi

  • Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea

Beom Jun Kim

  • Department of Theoretical Physics, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden

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Vol. 61, Iss. 5 — 1 February 2000

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