CRITICAL CURRENT OF JOSEPHSON-COUPLED SYSTEMS IN PERPENDICULAR FIELDS

被引:162
作者
DAEMEN, LL [1 ]
BULAEVSKII, LN [1 ]
MALEY, MP [1 ]
COULTER, JY [1 ]
机构
[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,CTR SUPERCOND TECHNOL,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1167
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We calculate the magnetic field and temperature dependence of the critical current density j(c) along the c axis in Josephson-coupled layered systems when the applied magnetic field is parallel to the c axis. j(c) decreases with field and temperature because of the thermal fluctuations of the vortices which induce a phase difference across the junctions. The anisotropy ratio gamma is-proportional-to 1/square-root j(c) acquires a field and temperature dependence. The decoupling phase transition line above which the superconducting current along the c axis vanishes is determined.
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页码:1167 / 1170
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