Anomalous finite-size effect in superconducting Josephson junction arrays

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作者
Chen, QH [1 ]
Tang, LH
Tong, PQ
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[1] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Phys, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Phys, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Inst Theoret Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[4] Nanjing Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Nanjing 210097, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.067001
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O4 [物理学];
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摘要
We show that a previously reported discrepancy between simulations of superconducting Josephson junction arrays and the theoretical analysis of Ambegaokar, Halperin, Nelson, and Siggia (AHNS) [Phys. Rev. Lett. 40, 783 (1978)] is rooted in a peculiar finite-size effect under periodic boundary conditions. Our simulation results for the largest array support the power-law I-V curves predicted by AHNS. Analysis of the vortex dynamics reveals two intrinsic length scales set by the applied current, which define three size regimes with distinctive I-V characteristics.
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