QUANTUM TUNNELING IN SMALL-CAPACITANCE JOSEPHSON-JUNCTIONS IN A GENERAL ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT

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作者
FALCI, G
BUBANJA, V
SCHON, G
机构
[1] Department of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2628
[2] Istituto di Fisica, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Catania, Catania, 95129, viale A.
[3] Institut Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Universität Karlsruhe, Karls-ruhe
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 16卷 / 01期
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10.1209/0295-5075/16/1/019
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The tunnelling of single electrons in small-capacitance normal tunnel junctions has been shown to be influenced by the fluctuations of the electrodynamic environment. We study the effect of an external circuit with arbitrary impedance on the tunnelling of quasi-particles in voltage-driven Josephson junctions and find even more dramatic effects than in normal junctions. We also discuss the influence of the environment on the tunnelling of Cooper pairs at finite temperatures.
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