Lattice effects on the current-voltage characteristics of superconducting arrays
arXiv:cond-mat/9911236 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.61.3263
Abstract
The lattice effects on the current-voltage characteristics of two-dimensional arrays of resistively shunted Josephson junctions are investigated. The lattice potential energies due to the discrete lattice structure are calculated for several geometries and directions of current injection. We compare the energy barrier for vortex-pair unbinding with the lattice pinning potential, which shows that lattice effects are negligible in the low-current limit as well as in the high-current limit. At intermediate currents, on the other hand, the lattice potential becomes comparable to the barrier height and the lattice effects may be observed in the current-voltage characteristics.
arXiv comment5 pages including 5 figures in two columns, to appear in Phys. Rev. B
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