Quantum statistical mechanics of an array of resistively shunted Josephson junctions
We have constructed a fully quantum-mechanical model of an ordered array of resistively shunted Josephson junctions, and have determined the nature of the phase diagram as a function of the Josephson coupling, V, the capacitance, C (or, equivalently, the charging energy E/sub 0/ = 4e/sup 2/C), the shunt resistance, R, and the temperature, T. In order to treat the dissipative element (R) in a quantum system, we have modeled it by a heat bath with spectral weight chosen to reproduce Ohmic resistance in the classical limit. Among other results, we find that in the extreme quantum limit, E/sub 0/>>V>>k/sub B/T, the onset of global phase coherence (superconductivity) in the array occurs only if R is less than a critical value R/sub c/ = Ahe/sup 2/, where A is a number of order 1 which depends on the dimension and the lattice structure. The fact that the dissipation enters the thermodynamics at all is a consequence of the quantum nature of the transition. This transition is reminiscent of the results of recent experiments on thin films of granular superconductors
- Research Organization:
- Department of Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794
- OSTI ID:
- 5248323
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 37:7; ISSN PRBMD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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