The observation of non-integral Shapiro steps of a high-Tc superconducting dc SQUID

J. D. Chern; H. C. Yang; J. H. Lu; H. E. Horng

doi:10.1016/S0921-4534(97)01294-X

The observation of non-integral Shapiro steps of a high-Tc superconducting dc SQUID

J. D. Chern^*
, H. C. Yang
, J. H. Lu
, H. E. Horng

^*Corresponding author for this work

Undergraduate Program of Electro-Optical Engineering

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An unusual oscillatory behavior of the magnitude of non-integral Shapiro steps versus applied magnetic fields was observed, on a bi-epitaxial dc SQUID, illuminated by a microwave source. Preliminary results suggest that the expected position of the first Shapiro step was splitted into two steps; one is larger, while the other smaller than the magnitude of the expected step. A proposed reason for the observation of non-integral steps is attributed to the possible existence of a finite resistance, connected in series to one of the single Josephson junctions, in the asymmetric dc SQUID circuitry, causing a splitting effect of the Shapiro steps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2451-2452
Number of pages	2
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume	282
Issue number	PART 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(97)01294-X
Publication status	Published - 1997 Aug

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