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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
E-Mail
amandag6@illinois.edu
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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.

 

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