Current-voltage characteristics of quasi-one-dimensional superconductors: An S-shaped curve in the constant voltage regime

Vodolazov, DY;Peeters, Frank;Piraux, Luc;Mátéfi-Tempfli, Stefan;Michotte, Sébastien
(2003) Physical Review Letters — Vol. 91, n° 15 (2003)

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  • Vodolazov, DY
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  • Peeters, Frank
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  • Piraux, LucUCLouvain
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  • Mátéfi-Tempfli, StefanUCLouvain
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  • Michotte, SébastienUCLouvain
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Abstract
Applying a constant voltage to superconducting nanowires we find that its I-V characteristic exhibits an unusual S behavior. This behavior is the direct consequence of the dynamics of the superconducting condensate and of the existence of two different critical currents: j(c2) at which the pure superconducting state becomes unstable and j(c1)<j(c2) at which the phase-slip state is realized in the system.
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Vodolazov, D., Peeters, F., Piraux, L., Mátéfi-Tempfli, S., & Michotte, S. (2003). Current-voltage characteristics of quasi-one-dimensional superconductors: An S-shaped curve in the constant voltage regime. Physical Review Letters, 91(15). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.157001 (Original work published 2003)