Josephson junction dynamics in the presence of $2\pi$- and $4\pi$-periodic supercurrents

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the dynamics of a Josephson junction in the framework of the RSJ model. We consider a junction that hosts two supercurrrent contributions: a $2\pi$- and a $4\pi$-periodic in phase, with intensities $I_{2\pi }$ and $I_{4\pi }$ respectively. We study the size of the Shapiro steps as a function of the ratio of the intensity of the mentioned contributions, i.e. $I_{4\pi }/I_{2\pi }$. We provide detailed explanations where to expect clear signatures of the presence of the $4\pi$-periodic contribution as a function of the external parameters: the intensity AC-bias $I_{\text{ac}}$ and frequency ${\omega }_{\text{ac}}$. On the one hand, in the low AC-intensity regime (where $I_{\text{ac}}$ is much smaller than the critical current, $I_{\text{c}}$), we find that the non-linear dynamics of the junction allows the observation of only even Shapiro steps even in the unfavorable situation where $I_{4\pi }/I_{2\pi }\ll 1$. On the other hand, in the opposite limit ($I_{\text{ac}}\gg I_{\text{c}}$), even and odd Shapiro steps are present. Nevertheless, even in this regime, we find signatures of the $4\pi$-supercurrent in the beating pattern of the even step sizes as a function of $I_{\text{ac}}$.

10 pages, 9 figures; comments are welcome

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