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Single Cooper-pair tunneling in small-capacitance junctions

L. J. Geerligs, V. F. Anderegg, J. Romijn, J. E. Mooij

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.377 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

We present observations of charging effects for Cooper pairs in short linear arrays of small-capacitance Josephson junctions. Current-voltage characteristics show a Coulomb gap for Cooper-pair tunneling when the charging energy exceeds the Josephson coupling energy. In a double junction a zero-voltage current is observed that is modulated by a gate voltage applied to the metal island between the junctions. For longer arrays a crossover from Coulomb blockade of Cooper-pair tunneling to a supercurrent is observed when the ratio of Josephson coupling to charging energy is increased.

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