Electric Oscillations Generated by Fluctuation Cooper Pairs

TL;DR

This paper reviews the history and numerical modeling of a superconductor-based device that generates electric oscillations through negative differential conductivity caused by fluctuation Cooper pairs, with implications for future space technology.

Contribution

It provides analytical expressions and numerical analysis demonstrating oscillation generation in nano-structured superconductors cooled below critical temperature.

Findings

Negative differential conductivity leads to electric oscillations.

Numerical simulations support device feasibility.

Potential applications in space technology.

Abstract

A short review of the history and the contemporary numerical calculations of the operation of an electronic device for generation of electric oscillations by negative differential conductivity of a supercooled below the critical temperature superconductor. The superconductor is cooled below the critical temperature at applied small constant electric field, which keeps the superconductor in normal state. To simulate the device operation, beforehand analytical expressions for the conductivity of nano-structured superconductors supercooled below the critical temperature in electric field are used. The numerical analysis meant to alleviate the development of a device shows that the region of negative differential conductivity of the current voltage characteristics leads to generation of electric oscillations. The study of layered high temperature superconductors and radiated electromagnetic waves in space will be an important problem of the future space technology.