Physical Review Research (Nov 2020)

Dynamical Josephson effects in NbSe_{2}

  • S. Tran,
  • J. Sell,
  • J. R. Williams

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043204
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 4
p. 043204

Abstract

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The study of superconducting materials that also possess nontrivial correlations or interactions remains an active frontier of condensed matter physics. NbSe_{2} belongs to this class of superconductors and recent research has focused on the two-dimensional properties of this layered, superconducting material. Often, electronic transport measurements are used to investigate the superconducting properties of these materials, hence it is key to obtain a thorough understanding of transport in these systems. We investigate the transition between the superconducting and resistive state using radio-frequency AC excitation. Despite being a single piece of superconductor, the devices show novel dynamical Josephson effects behavior reminiscent of the AC Josephson effect observed in Josephson junctions. Detailed analysis uncovers the origin of this effect, identifying two types of vortex motion that categorize the transition to the normal state. Our results shed light on the nature of superconductivity in this material, unearthing exotic phenomena by exploiting nonequilibrium superconducting effects in atomically thin materials.