Phase-dependent heat current of granular Josephson junction for different geometries

Publication date: 31 August 2018Source: Physics Letters A, Volume 382, Issue 34Author(s): Elaheh Afsaneh, Heshmatolah YavariAbstractWe theoretically investigate the phase-dependent heat transport of a temperature-biased granular Josephson junction in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We illustrate the influence of geometry of the junction on the thermal current. The use of granular Josephson junction rather than bulk one makes significant changes in the heat current behavior. The heat current diffraction pattern of the rectangular, circular and annular geometries with no trapped fluxons demonstrates similar to the current of s-wave superconducting junction. By increasing the number of trapped fluxon, the pattern of current behaves such as d-wave superconducting junction. The feasibility of using granular superconductors, with different geometries, controlled by the magnetic field provides an appropriate tool to obtain the desired result for a specific application.

Source: Physics Letters A - July 14, 2018 Category: Physics Source Type: research