• Title/Summary/Keyword: Josephson Junction

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Quantitative identification of the fluxon-flow modes in a stack of intrinsic Josephson junctions of $Bi_2$$Sr_2$Ca$Cu_2$$O_{8+x}$ single crystals

  • Bae, Myung-Ho;Lee, Hu-Jong
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.9-12
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    • 2003
  • We observed the splitting of the fluxon-flow branches in the current-voltage characteristics of serially stacked intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs) formed in $Bi_2$$Sr_2$$CaCu_2$$O_{ 8+x}$ single crystals in the long-junction limit. Stacks of IJJs were sandwiched between two Au electrodes deposited on the top and the bottom of the stack using the ‘double-side cleaving technique’. In all the samples studied, the branch splitting started occurring for a dense fluxon configuration around 2 T and became more distinct in a higher magnetic field range. This observation can be explained in terms of switching between different Josephson fluxon modes in resonance with the collective plasma oscillations induced by both inductive and capacitive coupling between stacked IJJs. This is the first detailed and quantitative identification of the coherent flux-flow modes in stacked..

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A Single-Flux-Quantum Shift Register based on High-$T_c$ Superconducting Step-edge Josephson Junctions

  • Sung G.Y.;Choi, C.H.;Suh J.D.;Han, S. K.;Kang, K.Y.;Hwang, J.S.;Yoon, S.G.;Jung, K.R.;Lee, Y.H.;Kang, J.H.;Kim, Y.H.;Hahn, T.S.
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.31-35
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    • 1999
  • We have fabricated and tested a simple circuit of the rapid single-flux-quantum(RSFQ) four-stage shift register using a single layer high-$T_c$ superconducting (HTS) $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$ (YBCO) thin film structure with 9 step-edge Josephson junctions. The circuit includes two read superconducting quantum interference devices(SQUID) and four stages. To establish a robust HTS RSFQ device fabrication process, we have focussed on the reproducible process of sharp and straight step-edge formation as well as the ratio of film thickness to step height, t/h. The spread of step-edge junction parameters was measured from each 13 junctions with t/h=1/3, 1/2, and 2/3 at various temperatures. We have demonstrated the simplified operation of the shift register at 65 K.

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Fabrication and Charactreization of YBCO Multi-layer Thin Films for Josephson device (죠셉슨 소자구현을 위한 YBCO다층 박막 제작 및 특성)

  • Lee, H.S.;Park, J.Y.;Park, S.H.;Lee, D.H.;Park, H.J.;Kim, Y.J.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.06a
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    • pp.49-51
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    • 2002
  • In this thesis, Josephson junction using high-Tc superconducting multi-layer thin film has been fabricated by on-axis RF magnetron sputtering method. And, the characterizations were performed by X-ray diffraction, SEM and the measuring system of critical current density. The physical properties of multi-layer superconducting thin films were also analyzed with the measured results. To fabricate the multi-layer superconducting thin films, the optimum partial pressure of Argon and Oxgen and the temperature of substrate were measured. Also, YBaCuO thin film was grown on MgO and $SrTiO_3$ substrates by rf-sputtering and LGO thin film of 30 A was epitaxially grown on the YBaCuO thin film as a josephson junction with the same condition. The schottky barrier at the contact surface between YBaCuO/LGO and YBaCuO/Au and the energy gap of 0.5 ${\sim}$ 0.6 mV in Nb were observed from the dI/dV-V of YBaCuO/LGO/Au/Nb and YBaCuO/Au/Nb.

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Enhancement of heat exchange using On-chip engineered heat sinks

  • Chong, Yonuk
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.18-21
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    • 2017
  • We report a method for improving heat exchange between cryo-cooled large-power-dissipation devices and liquid cryogen. Micro-machined monolithic heat sinks were fabricated on a high integration density superconducting Josephson device, and studied for their effect on cooling the device. The monolithic heat sink showed a significant enhancement of cooling capability, which markedly improved the device operation under large dc- and microwave power dissipation. The detailed mechanism of the enhancement still needs further modeling and experiments in order to optimize the design of the heat sink.

The Effect of Interference Current on the I-V Characteristic Curve of Josephson Junction in Stewart-McCumber Model (Stewart-McCumber Model에서 간섭전류에 의한 조셉슨접합의 I-V 특성 변화)

  • Hong, Hyun-Kwon;Kim, Kyu-Tae;Lee, Kie-Young
    • 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • v.9
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    • pp.233-236
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    • 1999
  • To investigate the effect of interference current between pairs and quasi-particles, we have calculated the change I-V characteristic curve of resistively and capacitively shunted Josephson junction with external microwave by simulation of modified Stewart-McCumber model. Such rf-induced constant-voltage steps and the immunity against to noise were found to be changed in the presence of interference current.

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Effects of d-wave symmetry on the critical current of YBCO step-edge Josephson junction

  • Hwang, Yun-Seok;Moon, Sunk-Yung;Ahn, Jong-Rok;Lee, Soon-Gul;Kim, Jin-Tae
    • 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • v.10
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    • pp.99-102
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    • 2000
  • We have studied the effects of d-wave symmetry on the critical current of YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ step-edge Josephson junctions. The critical current along various misorientation angle was measured and analyzed with the concept of grain-boundary junctions with d-wave symmetry. Experimental results of c-oriented YBCO step-edge junctions with various in-plane misorientation angles were qualitatively in good agreement with the theory. The out-of-plane misorientation angle is usually formed between two grains with the c axes perpendicular to each other and is normally not controllable.

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Simulation and Mask Drawing of Single Flux Quantum AND gate (단자속 양자 AND gate의 시뮬레이션과 Mask Drawing)

  • 정구락;임해용;박종혁;강준희;한택상
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2002
  • We have simulated and laid out a Single Flux Quantum(SFQ) AND gate for Arithmetic Logic Unit by using XIC, WRspice and Lmeter. SFQ AND gate circuit is a combination of two D Flip-Flop. D Flip-Flop and dc SQUID are the similar shape form the fact that it has the loop inductor and two Josephson junction We obtained perating margins and accomplished layout of the AND gate. We got the margin of $\pm$38%. over. After layout, we drew mask for fabrication of SFQ AND sate. This mask was included AND gate, dcsfq, sfqdc, rs flip-flop and jtl.