Vortex Dynamics and Phase Transitions in a Two-Dimensional Array of Josephson Junctions
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- 24 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 56 (12) , 1291-1294
Abstract
The ac response of large two-dimensional arrays of proximity-effect Josephson junctions to an oscillating driving field has been studied as a function of temperature, applied transverse magnetic field, and frequency. For an integer number of flux quanta per unit cell, a peak in dissipation and a drop in superfluid density are observed near the superconducting transition of the array. These features as well as their frequency dependence provide clear evidence for the vortex-unbinding transition predicted by the Kosterlitz-Thouless theory.Keywords
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