Defect Motion and Lattice Pinning Barrier in Josephson-Junction Ladders
arXiv:cond-mat/0512081 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.73.014504
Abstract
We study motion of domain wall defects in a fully frustrated Josephson-unction ladder system, driven by small applied currents. For small system sizes, the energy barrier E_B to the defect motion is computed analytically via symmetry and topological considerations. More generally, we perform numerical simulations directly on the equations of motion, based on the resistively-shunted junction model, to study the dynamics of defects, varying the system size. Coherent motion of domain walls is observed for large system sizes. In the thermodynamical limit, we find E_B=0.1827 in units of the Josephson coupling energy.
arXiv comment7 pages, and to apear in Phys. Rev. B
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