Condensed Matter Journal Club: Vortex Dynamics in Josephson Junction Arrays
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Condensed Matter Journal Club
- Location
- Loomis 222
- Date
- Oct 9, 2024 3:00 pm
- Speaker
- Emily Waite (UIUC)
- Contact
- Amanda Gatto Lamas
- amandag6@illinois.edu
- Views
- 56
- Originating Calendar
- Physics - Condensed Matter Journal Club
Josephson junctions are the result of separating two superconductors with a non-superconducting material. Josephson junction arrays are an extension of this idea where we use hundreds of superconducting ‘islands’, placed in a grid, to form a large number of Josephson junctions. There has been renewed interest in such arrays lately for a few reasons. One is the potential application to qubits. Another reason is that these arrays work as testbeds in which we can model different physical systems. In this talk, I will introduce the Josephson junction arrays and their primary characteristics. Then, I will discuss the work our group has done to use these arrays to look at the physics of vortex motion in superconductors.