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Main Authors: Kong, Thomas X., Cruddas, Jace, Marenkovic, Jonathan, Tang, Wesley, De Simoni, Giorgio, Giazotto, Francesco, Tettamanzi, Giuseppe C.
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.01094
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author Kong, Thomas X.
Cruddas, Jace
Marenkovic, Jonathan
Tang, Wesley
De Simoni, Giorgio
Giazotto, Francesco
Tettamanzi, Giuseppe C.
author_facet Kong, Thomas X.
Cruddas, Jace
Marenkovic, Jonathan
Tang, Wesley
De Simoni, Giorgio
Giazotto, Francesco
Tettamanzi, Giuseppe C.
contents A numerical model based on a lumped circuit element approximation for a bi-superconducting quantum interference device (bi-SQUID) operating in the presence of an external magnetic field is presented in this paper. Included in the model is the novel ability to capture the resultant behaviour of the device when a strong electric field is applied to its Josephson junctions by utilising gate electrodes. The model is used to simulate an all-metallic SNS (Al-Cu-Al) bi-SQUID, where good agreement is observed between the simulated results and the experimental data. The results discussed in this work suggest that the primary consequences of the superconducting field effect induced by the gating of the Josephson junctions are accounted for in our minimal model; namely, the suppression of the junctions super-current. Although based on a simplified semi-empirical model, our results may guide the search for a microscopic origin of this effect by providing a means to model the voltage response of gated SQUIDs. Also, the possible applications of this effect regarding the operation of SQUIDs as ultra-high precision sensors, where the performance of such devices can be improved via careful tuning of the applied gate voltages, are discussed at the end of the paper.
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spellingShingle Circuit-theoretic phenomenological model of an electrostatic gate-controlled bi-SQUID
Kong, Thomas X.
Cruddas, Jace
Marenkovic, Jonathan
Tang, Wesley
De Simoni, Giorgio
Giazotto, Francesco
Tettamanzi, Giuseppe C.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
A numerical model based on a lumped circuit element approximation for a bi-superconducting quantum interference device (bi-SQUID) operating in the presence of an external magnetic field is presented in this paper. Included in the model is the novel ability to capture the resultant behaviour of the device when a strong electric field is applied to its Josephson junctions by utilising gate electrodes. The model is used to simulate an all-metallic SNS (Al-Cu-Al) bi-SQUID, where good agreement is observed between the simulated results and the experimental data. The results discussed in this work suggest that the primary consequences of the superconducting field effect induced by the gating of the Josephson junctions are accounted for in our minimal model; namely, the suppression of the junctions super-current. Although based on a simplified semi-empirical model, our results may guide the search for a microscopic origin of this effect by providing a means to model the voltage response of gated SQUIDs. Also, the possible applications of this effect regarding the operation of SQUIDs as ultra-high precision sensors, where the performance of such devices can be improved via careful tuning of the applied gate voltages, are discussed at the end of the paper.
title Circuit-theoretic phenomenological model of an electrostatic gate-controlled bi-SQUID
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.01094