Phase transitions in dissipative Josephson chains
P. A. Bobbert, R. Fazio, Gerd Schön, G. T. Zimanyi
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.41.4009 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We study the zero-temperature phase transitions of a chain of Josephson junctions, taking into account the quantum fluctuations due to the charging energy and the effects of an Ohmic dissipation. We map the problem onto a generalized Coulomb gas model, which then is transformed into a sine-Gordon field theory. Apart from the expected dipole unbinding transition, which describes a transition between globally superconducting and resistive behavior, we find a quadrupole unbinding transition at a critical strength of the dissipation. This transition separates two superconducting states characterized by different local properties.
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