Periodic Phase Slips and Frequency Comb Generation at Tunable Microwave Frequencies in Superconducting Diabolo Structures.

ABSTRACT: Superconductors are characterized by macroscopic phase coherence and have enabled cryogenic electronics and quantum technologies. Recent advances in 3D nanofabrication now offer possibilities for tuning functional properties relevant for on-chip 3D integration of superconductors. However, nonequilibrium phenomena in 3D nanostructures exposed to transport currents remain largeley unexplored. Here, we employ numerical simulations to investigate phase slipsdiscrete 2π jumps in the phase of the superconducting order parameterin a tubular Nb superconductor with a central constriction, which is subjected to both direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) transport currents. We find that under DC drive, the system stabilizes periodic phase slips, resulting in GHz voltage oscillations. Int

SUBMITTER: Deenen AJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12532067 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature