Stimulated quantum phase slips from weak electromagnetic radiations in superconducting nanowires
Author(s) -
Amir Jafari,
Amin Eftekharian,
A. Hamed Majedi,
Mohammad H. Ansari
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
aip advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 2158-3226
DOI - 10.1063/1.4944482
Subject(s) - superconductivity , semiclassical physics , nanowire , condensed matter physics , physics , quantum , phase (matter) , electromagnetic radiation , dissipation , quantum mechanics
We study the rate of quantum phase slips in an ultranarrow superconducting nanowire exposed to weak electromagnetic radiations. The superconductor is in the dirty limit close to the superconducting-insulating transition, where fluxoids move in strong dissipation. We use a semiclassical approach and show that external radiation stimulates a significant enhancement in the probability of quantum phase slips.Applied Science
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