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We describe a new type of scanning probe microscope based on a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) that resides on the apex of a sharp tip. The SQUID-on-tip is glued to a quartz tuning fork which allows scanning at a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-08-13 A. Finkler , D. Vasyukov , Y. Segev , L. Ne'eman , E. O. Lachman , M. L. Rappaport , Y. Myasoedov , E. Zeldov , M. E. Huber

The dominant source of decoherence in contemporary frequency-tunable superconducting qubits is 1/$f$ flux noise. To understand its origin and find ways to minimize its impact, we systematically study flux noise amplitudes in more than 50…

Nano-fabricated superconducting quantum interference device (nano-SQUID) is a direct and sensitive flux probe useful for magnetic imaging of quantum materials and mesoscopic devices. Enabled by functionalities of superconductive integrated…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-23 B. K. Xiang , S. Y. Wang , Y. F. Wang , J. J. Zhu , H. T. Xu , Y. H. Wang

We report noise measurements performed on a SQUID magnetometer implementing Grooved Dayem nanobridge of YBCO as weak-links. The SQUID shows magnetic flux noise as low as 10 $\mu \Phi_0$/Hz$^{0.5}$. The magnetometer is realized by coupling…

Scanning nanoscale superconducting quantum interference devices (nanoSQUIDs) are of growing interest for highly sensitive quantitative imaging of magnetic, spintronic, and transport properties of low-dimensional systems. Utilizing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-13 Y. Anahory , H. R. Naren , E. O. Lachman , S. Buhbut Sinai , A. Uri , L. Embon , E. Yaakobi , Y. Myasoedov , M. E. Huber , R. Klajn , E. Zeldov

DC superconducting quantum interference devices (dc-SQUIDs) were fabricated in Co-doped BaFe2As2 epitaxial films on (La, Sr)(Al, Ta)O3 bicrystal substrates with 30deg misorientation angles. The 18 x 8 micro-meter^2 SQUID loop with an…

A novel rf-SQUID flux qubit that is robust against fabrication variations in Josephson junction critical currents and device inductance has been implemented. Measurements of the persistent current and of the tunneling energy between the two…

The transport properties of a YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\delta}$ superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) based on grooved Dayem bridge weak links are studied as a function of temperature: at high temperatures…

We investigate rf SQUIDs (Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices), coupled to a resonant input circuit, a readout tank circuit and a preamplifier, by numerically solving the corresponding Langevin equations and optimizing model…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-03-13 Reinhold Kleiner , Dieter Koelle , John Clarke

Nanoscale superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) are fabricated in-situ from a single Bi$_{0.26}$Sb$_{1.74}$Te$_{3}$ nanoribbon that is defined using selective-area growth and contacted with superconducting Nb electrodes via…

Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) which is made of two parallel Josephson junctions has applications in magnetometry. A similar spin-based device is proposed here where spin superfluid in ferromagnet (FM) mimics the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-01-17 Md Rakibul Karim Akanda

We present the realization and characterization of a novel-concept interferometer, the superconducting quantum interference proximity transistor (SQUIPT). Its operation relies on the modulation with the magnetic field of the density of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-04-05 F. Giazotto , J. T. Peltonen , M. Meschke , J. P. Pekola

We demonstrate a highly linear superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) amplifier based on a double-loop (Bi-SQUID) architecture incorporating three superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (S-N-S) junctions. Fabricated using…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-06 G. Trupiano , E. Riccardi , C. Puglia , M. Kiczynski , A. Gardin , G. De Simoni , G. C. Tettamanzi , F. Giazotto

We report the fabrication and characterization of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) made of Sb-doped Bi2Se3 topological insulator (TI) nanoribbon (NR) contacted with PbIn superconducting electrodes. When an external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-06 Nam-Hee Kim , Hong-Seok Kim , Yasen Hou , Dong Yu , Yong-Joo Doh

Modern Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) are commonly fabricated from either Al or Nb electrodes, with an in-situ oxidation process to create a weak link between them. However, common problems of such planar nano- and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-08-18 Liam S. Farrar , Aimee Nevill , Zhen Jieh Lim , Geetha Balakrishnan , Sara Dale , Simon J. Bending

Network structures by semiconductor nanowires hold great promise for advanced quantum devices, especially for applications in topological quantum computing. In this study, we created networks of PbTe nanowires arranged in loop…

Micron-sized superconducting interference devices ($\mu$-SQUIDs) based on constrictions optimized for minimizing thermal runaway are shown to exhibit voltage oscillations with applied magnetic flux despite their hysteretic behavior. We…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-11-28 Sourav Biswas , Clemens B. Winkelmann , Hervé Courtois , Anjan K. Gupta

The magnetic field noise in superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) used for biomagnetic research such as magnetoencephalography or ultra-low-field nuclear magnetic resonance is usually limited by instrumental dewar noise. We…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-02-20 Jan-Hendrik Storm , Peter Hömmen , Dietmar Drung , Rainer Körber

Scanning Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) microscopy is a powerful tool for imaging local magnetic properties of materials and devices, but it requires a low-vibration cryogenic environment, traditionally achieved by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-07-04 Logan Bishop-Van Horn , Zheng Cui , John R. Kirtley , Kathryn A. Moler

We present measurements of an amplifier based on a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with submicron Al-AlOx-Al Josephson junctions. The small junction size reduces their self-capacitance and allows for the use of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-19 M. P. DeFeo , P. Bhupathi , K. Yu , T. W. Heitmann , C. Song , R. McDermott , B. L. T. Plourde