Coexisting multiple dynamic states generated by magnetic field in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ stacked Josephson junctions

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Published 9 November 2009 Europhysics Letters Association
, , Citation Yong-Duk Jin et al 2009 EPL 88 27007 DOI 10.1209/0295-5075/88/27007

0295-5075/88/2/27007

Abstract

Josephson vortices in naturally stacked Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ tunneling junctions display rich dynamic behavior that derives from the coexistence of three basic states: static Josephson vortex lattice, coherently moving lattice, and incoherent quasiparticle tunneling state. The rich structure of hysteretic branches observed in the current-voltage characteristics can be understood as combinatorial combinations of these three states which are realized in different junctions and evolve separately with magnetic field and bias current. In particular, the multiple Josephson vortex flow branches at low-bias currents arise from the individual depinning of Josephson vortex rows in each junction.

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10.1209/0295-5075/88/27007