Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Influence of thermal fluctuations on an underdamped Josephson tunnel junction

  • Conference paper
New Directions in Mesoscopic Physics (Towards Nanoscience)

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NAII,volume 125))

Abstract

Inspired by a recent experiment, we study the influence of thermal fluctuations on the I–V characteristics of a Josephson junction, coupled to a strongly resistive environment. We obtain analytical results in the limit where the Josephson energy is larger than the charging energy and quasiparticles are absent.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. M. Tinkham, Introduction to Superconductivity (McGraw-Hill, New-York, 1996).

    Google Scholar 

  2. M.H. Devoret and H. Grabert, Single Charge Tunneling (Plenum, New-York, 1992).

    Google Scholar 

  3. G.L. Ingold and Yu. V. Nazarov, in Ref. [2].

    Google Scholar 

  4. Yu. M. Ivanchenko and L.A. Zil’berman, Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 55, 2395 (1968) [Sov. Phys. JETP 28, 1272 (1969)].

    Google Scholar 

  5. G.L. Ingold, H. Grabert and U. Eberhardt, Phys. Rev. B 50, 395 (1994).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. G.L. Ingold and H. Grabert, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3721 (1999).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. A. Steinbach et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 137003–1 (2001).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. M. Watanabe, and D. B. Haviland, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5120 (2001); M. Watanabe and D.B. Haviland cond-mat/0301467 (unpublished).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. D.V. Averin, A.B. Zorin, and K.K. Likharev, Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 88, 692 (1985) [Sov. Phys. JETP 61,407 (1985)]; K. K. Likharev and A. B. Zorin, J. Low Temp. Phys.59, 347 (1985).

    Google Scholar 

  10. G. Schön and A. D. Zaikin, Phys. Rep. 198, 237 (1990).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. R. Fazio and H. van der Zant, Phys. Rep. 355, 235 (2001).

    Article  ADS  MATH  Google Scholar 

  12. N.G. van Kampen, Stochastic processes in physics and chemistry (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1992).

    Google Scholar 

  13. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics, Part 2, (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1999).

    Google Scholar 

  14. I. S. Gradshteyn and I. M. Ryzhik, Table of Integrals, Series, and Products (Academic Press, New York, 2000).

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  15. K.K. Likharev, Dynamics of Josephson junctions and circuits (Gordon and Breach, Philadelphia, 1986).

    Google Scholar 

  16. K.B. Efetov, Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 78, 2017 (1980) [Sov. Phys. JETP 51, 1015 (1980)].

    MathSciNet  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 07974

    I. S. Beloborodov

  2. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, CB 390, Boulder, Colorado, 80390

    I. S. Beloborodov

  3. Laboratoire de Physique et Modélisation des Milieux Condensés, Magistère-CNRS, BP 166, 38042, Grenoble-cedex 9, France

    F. W. J. Hekking & F. Pistolesi

Authors
  1. I. S. Beloborodov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. F. W. J. Hekking
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. F. Pistolesi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

    R. Fazio

  2. Institute for Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow District, Russia

    V. F. Gantmakher

  3. Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Y. Imry

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2003 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this paper

Cite this paper

Beloborodov, I.S., Hekking, F.W.J., Pistolesi, F. (2003). Influence of thermal fluctuations on an underdamped Josephson tunnel junction. In: Fazio, R., Gantmakher, V.F., Imry, Y. (eds) New Directions in Mesoscopic Physics (Towards Nanoscience). NATO Science Series, vol 125. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1021-4_18

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1021-4_18

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-1665-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-007-1021-4

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation