Axisymmetric-coherent-vortex states in current-driven Josephson-junction arrays
- Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (United States)
We present results from an extensive analysis of the dynamic response of Josephson-junction arrays driven by external currents of the form [ital I]=[ital I][sub dc]+[ital I][sub ac]sin(2[pi][nu][ital t]). The dynamics is given by the resistively shunted Josephson-junction model with Johnson noise. We find a stationary [ital axisymmetric][minus][ital coherent][minus][ital vortex] [ital state] (ACVS) away from equilibrium and above a minimum lattice size ([similar to]20[times]20) whenever the initial state has at least one antivortex and a vortex. The ACVS is characterized by tilted rows of oscillating positive and negative vortices, produced by the combined effect of the driving current plus the collective coupling of the nonlinear Josephson oscillators. The ACVS is manifested in the current-voltage characteristics as giant half-integer Shapiro steps, leading to period-two resonances in the spectral function. The stability and properties of the ACVS are studied as a function of frequency, temperature, disorder, edge magnetic fields, and lattice sizes. It is found that the ACVS is a very robust two-dimensional dynamical state that is produced under very diverse circumstances. A connection between the ACVS and half-integer steps seen in proximity effect arrays in zero field is also discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5920843
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Vol. 48:18; ISSN 0163-1829
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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