Abstract
We treat theoretically Shapiro steps in tunnel Josephson junctions with spatially alternating critical current density. Explicit analytical formulas for the width of the first integer (normal) and half-integer (anomalous) Shapiro steps are derived for short junctions. We develop a coarse-graining approach, which describes Shapiro steps in the voltage-current curves of the asymmetric grain boundaries in yttrium barium copper oxide thin films and different superconductor-ferromagnet-superconductor Josephson-type heterostructures.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 054518 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 23 Aug 2007 |