Deterministic phase slips in mesoscopic superconducting rings

Petković, Ivana; Lollo, A.; Glazman, L. I.; Harris, J. G. E.

doi:10.1038/ncomms13551

Title: Deterministic phase slips in mesoscopic superconducting rings

Journal Article · Thu Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13551· OSTI ID:1361408

Petković, Ivana ^[1]; Lollo, A. ^[1]; Glazman, L. I. ^[1]; Harris, J. G. E. ^[1]

Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)

The properties of one-dimensional superconductors are strongly influenced by topological fluctuations of the order parameter, known as phase slips, which cause the decay of persistent current in superconducting rings and the appearance of resistance in superconducting wires. Despite extensive work, quantitative studies of phase slips have been limited by uncertainty regarding the order parameter’s free-energy landscape. Here we show detailed agreement between measurements of the persistent current in isolated flux-biased rings and Ginzburg–Landau theory over a wide range of temperature, magnetic field and ring size; this agreement provides a quantitative picture of the free-energy landscape. Furthermore, we also demonstrate that phase slips occur deterministically as the barrier separating two competing order parameter configurations vanishes. These results will enable studies of quantum and thermal phase slips in a well-characterized system and will provide access to outstanding questions regarding the nature of one-dimensional superconductivity.

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Research Organization:: Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)

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