Title :
Effects of Capacitance on Phase Dynamics of
Josephson Junctions
Author :
Longobardi, Luigi ; Stornaiuolo, Daniela ; Massarotti, Davide ; Rotoli, Giacomo ; Galletti, Luca ; Tafuri, Francesco
Author_Institution :
American Phys. Soc., Ridge, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report on YBa2Cu3O7-x biepitaxial grain boundary Josephson junctions (JJs) demonstrating significant tunability of their circuital parameters. We show how the enhanced control of the junction properties, and particularly of the capacitance, leads to advances in the understanding of phase dynamics of high-critical-temperature superconductor JJs and potentially of their intrinsic dissipation mechanisms.
Keywords :
Josephson effect; barium compounds; capacitance; grain boundaries; high-temperature superconductors; yttrium compounds; YBCO biepitaxial grain boundary Josephson junctions; YBa2Cu3O7-x; capacitance; circuital parameter tunability; high-critical-temperature superconductor; intrinsic dissipation mechanisms; phase dynamics; Art; Josephson junctions; Junctions; Substrates; Switches; Yttrium barium copper oxide; High-temperature superconductors; High-temperature superconductors (HTS); Josephson device fabrication; Josephson effect; phase dynamics;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2014.2375854