Noise-induced stabilization of dynamical states with broken time-reversal symmetry

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Autori principali: Larson, Trevyn F. Q., Zhao, Lingfei, Arnault, Ethan G., Wei, Ming-Tso, Seredinski, Andrew, Li, Hengming, Watanabe, Kenji, Tanaguchi, Takashi, Amet, François, Finkelstein, Gleb
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author Larson, Trevyn F. Q.
Zhao, Lingfei
Arnault, Ethan G.
Wei, Ming-Tso
Seredinski, Andrew
Li, Hengming
Watanabe, Kenji
Tanaguchi, Takashi
Amet, François
Finkelstein, Gleb
author_facet Larson, Trevyn F. Q.
Zhao, Lingfei
Arnault, Ethan G.
Wei, Ming-Tso
Seredinski, Andrew
Li, Hengming
Watanabe, Kenji
Tanaguchi, Takashi
Amet, François
Finkelstein, Gleb
contents Under a high frequency drive, Josephson junctions demonstrate "Shapiro steps" of quantized voltage. These are dynamically stabilized states, in which the phase across the junction locks to the external drive. We explore the stochastic switching between two symmetric steps at $\frac{\hbarω}{2e}$ and $-\frac{\hbarω}{2e}$. Surprisingly, the switching rate exhibits a pronounced non-monotonicity as a function of temperature, violating the general expectation that transitions should become faster with temperature. We explain this behavior by realizing that the system retains memory of the dynamic state from which it is switching, thereby breaking the conventional simplifying assumptions about separations of time scales.
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spellingShingle Noise-induced stabilization of dynamical states with broken time-reversal symmetry
Larson, Trevyn F. Q.
Zhao, Lingfei
Arnault, Ethan G.
Wei, Ming-Tso
Seredinski, Andrew
Li, Hengming
Watanabe, Kenji
Tanaguchi, Takashi
Amet, François
Finkelstein, Gleb
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Under a high frequency drive, Josephson junctions demonstrate "Shapiro steps" of quantized voltage. These are dynamically stabilized states, in which the phase across the junction locks to the external drive. We explore the stochastic switching between two symmetric steps at $\frac{\hbarω}{2e}$ and $-\frac{\hbarω}{2e}$. Surprisingly, the switching rate exhibits a pronounced non-monotonicity as a function of temperature, violating the general expectation that transitions should become faster with temperature. We explain this behavior by realizing that the system retains memory of the dynamic state from which it is switching, thereby breaking the conventional simplifying assumptions about separations of time scales.
title Noise-induced stabilization of dynamical states with broken time-reversal symmetry
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.13952