Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2009-12-02
J. Appl. Phys. 108, 123916 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Added: comparison with experiments; references
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.3525984
An array of resistively and capacitively shunted Josephson junctions with nonsinusoidal current-phase relation is considered for modelling the transition in high-T$_c$ superconductors. The emergence of higher harmonics, besides the simple sinusoid $I_{c}\sin\phi$, is expected for dominant \emph{d}-wave symmetry of the Cooper pairs, random distribution of potential drops, dirty grains, or nonstationary conditions. We show that additional cosine and sine terms act respectively by modulating the global resistance and by changing the Josephson coupling of the mixed superconductive-normal states. First, the approach is applied to simulate the transition in disordered granular superconductors with the weak-links characterized by nonsinusoidal current-phase relation. In granular superconductors, the emergence of higher-order harmonics affects the slope of the transition. Then, arrays of intrinsic Josephson junctions, naturally formed by the CuO$_2$ planes in cuprates, are considered. The critical temperature suppression, observed at values of hole doping close to $p=1/8$, is investigated. Such suppression, related to the sign change and modulation of the Josephson coupling across the array, is quantified in terms of the intensities of the first and second sinusoids of the current-phase relation. Applications are envisaged for the design and control of quantum devices based on stacks of intrinsic Josephson junctions.
Carbone Alessandra
Gilli M.
Mazzetti P.
Ponta Linda
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