Bistability in superconducting rings containing an inhomogeneous Josephson junction

We investigate the magnetic response of a superconducting Nb ring containing a ferromagnetic PdNi Josephson junction and a tunnel junction in parallel. A doubling of the switching frequency is observed within certain intervals of the external magnetic field. Assuming sinusoidal current-phase relatio...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2007-07
Main Authors: Gaass, M, Nadj-Perge, S, Radović, Z, Bauer, A, Aprili, M, Wegscheider, W, Strunk, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anomalies
Bistability
Ferromagnetism
Intervals
Josephson junctions
Magnetic flux
Superconducting quantum interference devices
Superconductivity
Switching
Tunnel junctions
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Summary:We investigate the magnetic response of a superconducting Nb ring containing a ferromagnetic PdNi Josephson junction and a tunnel junction in parallel. A doubling of the switching frequency is observed within certain intervals of the external magnetic field. Assuming sinusoidal current-phase relations of both junctions our model of a dc-SQUID embedded within a superconducting ring explains this feature by a sequence of current reversals in the ferromagnetic section of the junction in these field intervals. The switching anomalies are induced by the coupling between the magnetic fluxes in the two superconducting loops.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0707.1791