Phase textures induced by dc-current pair breaking in weakly coupled multilayer structures and two-gap superconductors.
We predict the current-induced formation of equilibrium phase textures for a multicomponent superconducting order parameter. Using the two-component Ginzburg-Landau and Usadel equations, we show that, for weakly coupled comoving superconducting condensates, the dc current I first causes the breakdown of the phase-locked state at I>I{c1} followed by the formation of intrinsic phase textures well below the depairing current I{d}. These phase textures can manifest themselves in multilayer structures, atomic Bose condensate mixtures in optical lattices, and two-gap superconductors, particularly MgB(2), where they can result in oscillating and resistive switching effects.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA.
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