CHARGE-SOLITON TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES IN 2-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF SMALL JOSEPHSON-JUNCTIONS

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作者
KANDA, A [1 ]
KATSUMOTO, S [1 ]
KOBAYASHI, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, INST SOLID STATE PHYS, MINATO KU, TOKYO 106, JAPAN
关键词
TUNNEL JUNCTION; SINGLE-ELECTRON CHARGING EFFECTS; CHARGE SOLITON; KOSTERLITZ-THOULESS-BEREZINSKII TRANSITION;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.63.4306
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have measured transport properties of a two-dimensional array of small Josephson junctions with normal-state tunneling resistance R(N)=60 k Omega. The zero-bias resistance showed a so-called square-root-cusp-type temperature dependence in a limited temperature range and the current-voltage characteristics were nonlinear at lower temperatures. We interpret these features as a precursor of the charge Kosterlitz-Thouless-Berezinskii transition with a finite screening length.
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