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We present our new fabrication Process for Superconductor Electronics (PSE2) that integrates two (2) layers of Josephson junctions in a fully planarized multilayer process on 200-mm wafers. The two junction layers can be, e.g., conventional…

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

We have developed a fabrication technology for the development of large-scale superconducting integrated circuits with Nb-based Josephson junctions. The standard fabrication process with 10 mask levels uses four metal layers including 3 Nb…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-07-30 Liliang Ying , Xue Zhang , Minghui Niu , Jie Ren , Wei Peng , Masaaki Meazawa , Zhen Wang

Two-dimensional arrays of superconductors separated by normal metallic regions exhibit rich phenomenology and a high degree of controllability. We establish such systems as platforms for topological phases of matter, and in particular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-29 Omri Lesser , Ady Stern , Yuval Oreg

An array of resistively and capacitively shunted Josephson junctions with nonsinusoidal current-phase relation is considered for modelling the transition in high-T$_c$ superconductors. The emergence of higher harmonics, besides the simple…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-01-04 A. Carbone , M. Gilli , P. Mazzetti , L. Ponta

Josephson junctions (JJs) are the key element of many devices operating at cryogenic temperatures. Development of time-efficient wafer-scale JJ characterization for process optimization and control of JJ fabrication is essential. Such…

We have constructed a new type of amplifier whose primary purpose is the readout of superconducting quantum bits. It is based on the transition of an RF-driven Josephson junction between two distinct oscillation states near a dynamical…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 I. Siddiqi , R. Vijay , F. Pierre , C. M. Wilson , L. Frunzio , M. Metcalfe , C. Rigetti , M. H. Devoret

This review discusses the electronic properties and the prospective research directions of superconductor-graphene heterostructures. The basic electronic properties of graphene are introduced to highlight the unique possibility of combining…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-18 Gil-Ho Lee , Hu-Jong Lee

We have performed a detailed study of the time stability and reproducibility of sub-micron $Al/AlO_{x}/Al$ tunnel junctions, fabricated using standard double angle shadow evaporations. We have found that by aggressively cleaning the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 I. M. Pop , T. Fournier , T. Crozes , F. Lecocq , I. Matei , B. Pannetier , O. Buisson , W. Guichard

Josephson superconducting qubits and parametric amplifiers are prominent examples of superconducting quantum circuits that have shown rapid progress in recent years. With the growing complexity of such devices, the requirements for…

The scattering through a Josephson junction interrupting a superconducting line is revisited including power leakage. We discuss also how to make tunable and broadband resonant mirrors by concatenating junctions. As an application, we show…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-06-14 D. Zueco , C. Fernández-Juez , J. Yago , U. Naether , B. Peropadre , J. J. García-Ripoll , J. J. Mazo

We present overlapping top gate electrodes for the formation of gate defined lateral junctions in semiconducting layers as an alternative to the back gate/top gate combination and to the split gate configuration. The optical lithography…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-11 Christopher Fuchs , Lena Fürst , Hartmut Buhmann , Johannes Kleinlein , Laurens W. Molenkamp

The extraction of transition frequencies from a spectrum has conventionally relied on empirical methods, and particularly in complex systems, it is a time-consuming and cumbersome process. To address this challenge, we establish a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-30 A. Tomonaga , H. Mukai , K. Mizuno , J. S. Tsai

Van-der-Waals (vdW) assembly enables the fabrication of novel Josephson junctions utilizing an atomically sharp interface between two exfoliated and relatively twisted $\rm{Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+x}}$ (Bi2212) flakes. In a range of twist angles…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-08-10 Valentina Brosco , Giuseppe Serpico , Valerii Vinokur , Nicola Poccia , Uri Vool

The non-dissipative non-linearity of a Josephson junction converts macroscopic superconducting circuits into artificial atoms, enabling some of the best controlled quantum bits (qubits) today. Three fundamental types of superconducting…

The quality of a superconductor-normal metal-superconductor Josephson junction (JJ) depends crucially on the transparency of the superconductor-normal metal (S/N) interface. We demonstrate a technique for fabricating planar JJs with perfect…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-04-05 Juewen Fan , Bingyan Jiang , Jiaji Zhao , Ran Bi , Jiadong Zhou , Zheng Liu , Ning Kang , Fanming Qu , Li Lu , Xiaosong Wu

We report on the fabrication and characterization of a two-terminal mesoscopic interferometer based on three V/Cu/V Josephson junctions having nanoscale cross-section. The junctions have been arranged in a double-ring geometry realized by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-22 Alberto Ronzani , Carles Altimiras , Francesco Giazotto

Intrinsic Josephson junction (IJJ) stacks of cuprate superconductors have potential to be implemented as intrinsic phase qubits working at relatively high temperatures. We report success in fabricating submicron La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$…

Hybrid superconductor/semiconductor devices constitute a powerful platform where intriguing topological properties can be investigated. Here we present fabrication methods and analysis of Josephson junctions formed by a high-mobility InAs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-15 Stefano Guiducci , Matteo Carrega , Giorgio Biasiol , Lucia Sorba , Fabio Beltram , Stefan Heun

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) provides a promising approach for deposition of ultrathin low-defect-density tunnel barriers, and it has been implemented in a high-vacuum magnetron sputtering system for in situ deposition of ALD-Al2O3 tunnel…