Anomalous amplitude dependence of the Shapiro steps

Jasmina Tekić*, Bambi Hu

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Abstract

Amplitude dependence of the Shapiro steps is studied in the ac driven overdamped Frenkel-Kontorova model with deformable substrate potential. It was found that as potential gets deformed, appearance of large subharmonic steps strongly influence the properties of harmonic steps. In their amplitude dependence, different types of behavior have been classified and deviation from the well known Bessel-like oscillations has been observed. These phenomena may significantly influence stability and existence of interference effects in real systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article number073502
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume95
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Aug 2009

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