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The simultaneous suppression of charge fluctuations and offsets is crucial for preserving quantum coherence in devices exploiting large quantum fluctuations of the superconducting phase. This requires an environment with both extremely low…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-10-11 Nicholas A. Masluk , Ioan M. Pop , Archana Kamal , Zlatko K. Minev , Michel H. Devoret

We describe a fabrication stackup for digital logic with 16 superconducting NbTiN layers, self-shunted a-silicon barrier Josephson Junctions (JJs), and low loss, high-$\kappa$ tunable HZO capacitors. The stack enables 400 MJJ/cm$^2$ device…

We observe a series of discontinuities in the above gap current/voltage characteristics of highly transmissive Nb/Si superconductor/semiconductor interfaces. The bias at which each switch occurs decreases in quantized steps as a function of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-30 M. J. Black , B. W. Alphenaar , H. Ahmed

By scanning with a $30\, \mathrm{keV}$ focused He ion beam (He-FIB) across YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ (YBCO) thin film microbridges, we create Josephson barriers with critical current density $j_\mathrm{c}$ adjustable by irradiation dose $D$. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-04-30 B. Müller , M. Karrer , F. Limberger , M. Becker , B. Schröppel , C. J. Burkhardt , R. Kleiner , E. Goldobin , D. Koelle

Single-Flux Quantum (SFQ) digital logic is typically energy efficient and fast, and logic that uses ballistic and reversible principles provides a new platform to improve efficiency. We are studying long Josephson junctions (long JJs), SFQs…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-04-08 Han Cai , Liuqi Yu , Waltraut Wustmann , Ryan Clarke , Kevin D. Osborn

Superconducting Quantum Interference Filters (SQIFs) are arrays of superconducting loops of different sizes including Josephson Junctions (JJ). For a random distribution of sizes, they present a non-periodic response to an applied magnetic…

Van der Waals (vdW) Josephson junctions can possibly accelerate the development of advanced superconducting device that utilizes the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) superconductors such as…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-11-17 Chuanwen Zhao , Xin Yi , Qiao Chen , Chengyu Yan , Shun Wang

We are developing a superconductor electronics fabrication process with up to nine planarized superconducting layers, stackable stud vias, self-shunted Nb/AlOx-Al/Nb Josephson junctions, and one layer of MoNx kinetic inductors. The minimum…

We demonstrate a direct writing method for the fabrication of planar Josephson junctions from high quality superconducting niobium titanium nitride (NbTiN) thin films, by creating local disorder using focused He-ion beam irradiation in a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-08 Aki Ruhtinas , Ilari J. Maasilta

Quantum bits, or qubits, are an example of coherent circuits envisioned for next-generation computers and detectors. A robust superconducting qubit with a coherent lifetime of $O$(100 $\mu$s) is the transmon: a Josephson junction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-11 J. M. Kreikebaum , K. P. O'Brien , A. Morvan , I. Siddiqi

Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) that incorporate two superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions in a closed loop form the core of some of the most sensitive detectors of magnetic and electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Taewan Noh , Andrew Kindseth , Venkat Chandrasekhar

We report the electrical transport in vertical Josephson tunnel junctions (area 400 $\mu m$$^2$) using GdBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$$_{-\delta}$ electrodes and SrTiO$_3$ as an insulating barrier (with thicknesses between 1 nm and 4 nm). The results…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-12-19 H. Navarro , M. Sirena , N. Haberkorn

The Josephson diode (JD) is a non-reciprocal circuit element that supports a larger critical current in one direction compared to the other. This effect has gained a growing interest because of promising applications in superconducting…

We theoretically study static and dynamic properties of short Josephson junctions (JJ) with singlet and triplet Josephson coupling. In singlet Josephson weak links, two singlet superconductors S are connected with each other by a normal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-08-15 Andreas Moor , Anatoly F. Volkov

Superconducting junctions with a ferromagnet as the weak link, where triplet correlations can transport supercurrents over a substantial distance, have been of long-standing interest. In this work, we study the triplet transport in planar…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-04-25 Junxiang Yao , Jan Aarts

The role of reduced dimensionality in high temperature superconductors is still under debate. Recently, ultracold atoms have emerged as an ideal model system to study such strongly correlated 2D systems. Here, we report on the realisation…

A new fabrication process for superconducting integrated digital circuits is reported. We have developed the "SIMIT Nb04" fabrication technique for superconducting integrated circuits with Nb-based Josephson junctions based on the validated…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-08-21 Liliang Ying , Xue Zhang , Guixiang He , Weifeng Shi , Hui Xie , Linxian Ma , Hui Zhang , Jie Ren , Wei Peng , Zhen Wang

Graphene is a relatively new material (2004) made of atomic layers of carbon arranged in a honeycomb lattice. Josephson junction devices are made from graphene by depositing two parallel superconducting leads on a graphene flake. These…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 Joseph G. Lambert , Steven Carabello , Roberto C. Ramos

The critical current density (Jc) through a superconductor in high magnetic fields is controlled by the inclusions and microstructure of the material that hold fluxons stationary to keep the resistance zero and is described using…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-11-26 George J. Carty , Damian P. Hampshire

We have developed a novel Josephson junction geometry with minimal volume of lossy isolation dielectric, being suitable for higher quality trilayer junctions implemented in qubits. The junctions are based on in-situ deposited trilayers with…