Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1995-10-31
Phys. Rev. B. 53 (1996) 2719
Physics
Condensed Matter
14 pages RevTex, 9 Postscript figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.53.2719
We study the propagation properties of a single vortex in square Josephson-junction arrays (JJA) with free boundaries and subject to an applied dc current. We model the dynamics of the JJA by the resistively and capacitively shunted junction (RCSJ) equations. For zero Stewart-McCumber parameter $\beta_c$ we find that the vortex always escapes from the array when it gets to the boundary. For $\beta_c\geq 2.5$ and for low currents we find that the vortex escapes, while for larger currents the vortex is reflected as an antivortex at one edge and the antivortex as a vortex at the other, leading to a stationary oscillatory state and to a non-zero time-averaged voltage. The escape and the reflection of a vortex at the array edges are qualitatively explained in terms of a coarse-grained model of a vortex interacting logarithmically with its image. We also discuss the case when the free boundaries are at $45$ degrees with respect to the direction of the vortex motion. Finally, we discuss the effect of self-induced magnetic fields by taking into account the full-range inductance matrix of the array, and find qualitatively equivalent results.
Hagenaars T. J.
José Jorge V.
Tiesinga Paul H. E.
van Himbergen J. E.
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