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Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) are among the most sensitive detectors for out-of-plane magnetic field components. However, due to their periodic response with short modulation period $M = 1 \Phi_0$, determined by the…

We report on the fabrication and electrical transport properties of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) made from a (Bi_{1-x}Sb_x)_2Se_3 topological insulator (TI) nanoribbon (NR) connected with Pb0.5In0.5 superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-01-25 Nam-Hee Kim , Hong-Seok Kim , Yiming Yang , Xingyue Peng , Dong Yu , Yong-Joo Doh

We designed and fabricated a new type of superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) susceptometers for magnetic imaging of quantum materials. The 2-junction SQUID sensors employ 3D Nb nano-bridges fabricated using electron beam…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-22 Y. P. Pan , S. Y. Wang , X. Y. Liu , Y. S. Lin , L. X. Ma , Y. Feng , Z. Wang , L. Chen , Y. H. Wang

In this article we review the basic theoretical properties of a hybrid superconducting interferometer which exploits the phase dependence of the density of states of a metallic nanowire placed in good electric contact with a superconductor…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 F. Giazotto

Introducing new components and functionalities into quantum devices is critical in advancing state-of-the-art hardware. Here, we propose superconducting diodes (SDs) as a coherent nonreciprocal element in circuit quantum electrodynamics…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Nicolas Dirnegger , Prineha Narang , Arpit Arora

There have been continuous efforts in searching for unconventional superconductivity over the past five decades. Compared to the well-established d-wave superconductivity in cuprates, the existence of superconductivity with other…

Josephson junctions translate quantum phase coherence into an electrical response and underpin superconducting sensors and quantum circuits. In conventional junctions, the barrier acts primarily as a passive weak link, however, when the…

We report a superconducting artificial atom with an observed quantum coherence time of T2*=95us and energy relaxation time T1=70us. The system consists of a single Josephson junction transmon qubit embedded in an otherwise empty copper…

In the design and investigation of superconducting qubits and related devices, a lumped element circuit model is the standard theoretical approach. However, many important physical questions lie beyond its scope, e.g. the behavior of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-04-05 Ari Mizel

Recently, we have proposed the half-Josephson laser (HJL): a device that combines lasing with superconducting leads, providing a locking between the optical phase and the superconducting phase difference between the leads. In this work, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Frans Godschalk , Yuli V. Nazarov

Hybrid structures between conventional, s-wave superconductors and two-dimensional topological insulators (2D TIs) are a promising route to topological superconductivity. Here, we investigate planar Josephson junctions fabricated from…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-03-30 Arman Rashidi , Robert Kealhofer , Alexander C. Lygo , Victor Huang , Susanne Stemmer

We have investigated asymmetrically shunted Nb/Al-AlO$_x$/Nb direct current (dc) superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). While keeping the total resistance $R$ identical to a comparable symmetric SQUID with $R^{-1} = R_1^{-1}…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-05 M. Rudolph , J. Nagel , J. M. Meckbach , M. Kemmler , M. Siegel , K. Ilin , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

Circuit quantum electrodynamics systems are typically built from resonators and two-level artificial atoms, but the use of multi-level artificial atoms instead can enable promising applications in quantum technology. Here we present an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-08-05 É. Dumur , B. Küng , A. K. Feofanov , T. Weissl , N. Roch , C. Naud , W. Guichard , O. Buisson

We present an advanced model for describing the readout power dependence of the resonance characteristics of a microwave SQUID multiplexer. Our model proves valid for SQUID screening parameters up to $\beta_\mathrm{L}<1$, hence covering the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-04-09 Martin Neidig , Mathias Wegner , Sebastian Kempf

In this paper we study, by analogy with quantum optics, the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) ring mediated quantum mechanical interaction of an input electromagnetic field oscillator mode with two or more output…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 P. B. Stiffell , M. J. Everitt , T. D. Clark , C. J. Harland , J. F. Ralph

We present the fabrication of nanoscale superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) at the apex of wireframe tips on self-aligned superconducting cantilever probes. The probes are made on silicon wafers using molding techniques in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-19 Thijs J. Roskamp , Tim Horstink , Melissa J Goodwin , Erwin Berenschot , Edin Sarajilic , Roeland Huijink , Niels Tas , Hans Hilgenkamp

The quantum behaviour of mechanical resonators is a new and emerging field driven by recent experiments reaching the quantum ground state. The high frequency, small mass, and large quality-factor of carbon nanotube resonators make them…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-11 B. H. Schneider , S. Etaki , H. S. J. van der Zant , G. A. Steele

We study the superconducting Josephson junction diode operating via the magnetic field of skyrmions. Inspired by the near-field optical microscopy, we propose to partially screen the magnetic field and analyze part-by-part the magnetic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-06-17 A. Sinner , X. -G. Wang , S. S. P. Parkin , A. Ernst , V. Dugaev , L. Chotorlishvili

Using the resistive-shunted-junction model we show that a split-ring Josephson oscillator or radio-frequency SQUID in the hysteretic regime is similar to an atomic system. It has a number of stationary states that we characterize. Applying…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-12-14 J. -G. ~Caputo , I. Gabitov , A. I. ~Maimistov

We report on the fabrication and electrical transport properties of gate-tunable superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs), made of semiconducting PbS nanowire contacted with PbIn superconducting electrodes. Applied with a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-01-08 Hong-Seok Kim , Bum-Kyu Kim , Yiming Yang , Xingyue Peng , Soon-Gul Lee , Dong Yu , Yong-Joo Doh