We analyze the quantum dynamics of a superconducting cavity coupled to a voltage-biased Josephson junction. The cavity is strongly excited at resonances where the voltage energy lost by a Cooper pair traversing the circuit is a multiple of the cavity photon energy. We find that the resonances are accompanied by substantial squeezing of the quantum fluctuations of the cavity over a broad range of parameters and are able to identify regimes where the fluctuations in the system take on universal values.
We have studied the effect of tensile strain on the superconductivity in FeSe
films. 50 nm, 100 nm, and 200 nm FeSe films were grown on MgO, SrTiO$_3$, and
LaAlO$_3$ substrates by using a pulsed laser deposition technique. X-ray
diffraction analysis showed that the tetragonal phase is dominant in all of our
FeSe films. The 50 nm FeSe films on MgO and SrTiO$_3$ are under tensile strain,
while the 50 nm FeSe film on LaAlO$_3$ and the other thick FeSe films are
unstrained. Superconducting transitions have been observed in unstrained FeSe
films with T$_{onset}$ $\approx$ 8 K, which is close to the bulk value.
However, no sign of superconductivity has been observed in FeSe films under
tensile strain down to 5 K. There is evidence to show that tensile strain
suppresses superconductivity in FeSe films
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