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Usually, the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) consists of two Josephson junctions and the interference therein is modulated by a magnetic flux. In this work, we propose an electrically modulated SQUID consisting of single…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-01-31 Yong Xu , Salah Uddin , Jun Wang , Zhongshui Ma , Jun-Feng Liu

We study nanodevices based on ultrathin superconducting nanowires connected in parallel to form nanowire SQUIDs. The function of the critical current versus magnetic field, $I_{C}(B)$, is multivalued, asymmetric and its maxima and minima…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-09-20 Andrew Murphy , Alexey Bezryadin

We report the design and implementation of a high-performance superconducting quantum interference proximity transistor (SQUIPT) based on aluminum-copper (Al-Cu) technology. With the adoption of a thin and short copper nanowire we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-13 A. Ronzani , C. Altimiras , F. Giazotto

We investigate the characteristics and noise performance of rf Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) by solving the corresponding Langevin equations numerically and optimizing the model parameters with respect to noise…

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

The fragile nature of quantum circuits is a major bottleneck to scalable quantum applications. Operating at cryogenic temperatures, quantum circuits are highly vulnerable to amplifier backaction and external noise. Non-reciprocal microwave…

The recent observations of the superconducting diode effect pose the challenge to fully understand the necessary ingredients for non-reciprocal phenomena in superconductors. In this theoretical work, we focus on the non-reciprocity of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-06-30 Tatiana de Picoli , Zane Blood , Yuli Lyanda-Geller , Jukka I. Väyrynen

Highly reproducible Nb/Al(AlOx)/Nb Josephson junction based direct current superconducting quantum interference devices (DC SQUID) were fabricated by three dimensional etching using focused ion beam. Hysteretic and non-hysteretic DC SQUID…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-07-05 D. Yuvaraj , Gil Bachar , Oren Suchoi , Oleg Shtempluck , Eyal Buks

In a mesoscopic superconductor - normal metal - superconductor (SNS) heterostructure the quasiparticle distribution can be driven far from equilibrium by a voltage applied across the normal metal. This reduces the supercurrent between the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank K. Wilhelm , Gerd Schön , Andrei D. Zaikin

We propose a superconducting electrical circuit that simulates a quadratic optomechanical system. A capacitor placed between two transmission-line (TL) resonators acts like a semi-transparent membrane, and a superconducting quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-04-08 Eun-jong Kim , J. R. Johansson , Franco Nori

The research on supercurrent diodes has surged rapidly due to their potential applications in electronic circuits at cryogenic temperatures. To unlock this functionality, it is essential to find supercurrent diodes that can work…

We report the design and measurement of Superconducting/normal/superconducting (SNS) proximity DC squids in the long junction limit, i.e. superconducting loops interrupted by two normal metal wires roughly a micrometer long. Thanks to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Angers , F. Chiodi , J. C. Cuevas , G. Montambaux , M. Ferrier , S. Gueron , H. Bouchiat

In a SQUID tuned away from half-integer flux (in units of the superconducting flux quantum), the concurrence of multiple Josephson harmonics and an asymmetry between the junctions leads to the Josephson diode effect -- a nonreciprocal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-18 M. Houzet , T. Vakhtel , J. S. Meyer

We show a novel method for controlling the coupling of flux-based qubits by means of a superconducting transformer with variable flux transfer function. The device is realized by inserting a small hysteretic dc SQUID with unshunted…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Cosmelli , M. G. Castellano , F. Chiarello , R. Leoni , D. Simeone , G. Torrioli , P. Carelli

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) refers to the nonreciprocity of superconducting critical currents for the metal-superconductor transition. Generally, the SDE has a positive and a negative critical current $j_{c\pm}$ corresponding to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-01-03 Yu-Chen Zhuang , Qing-Feng Sun

Symmetry-breaking plays a pivotal role in unlocking intriguing properties and functionalities in material systems. For example, the breaking of spatial and temporal symmetries leads to a fascinating phenomenon of superconducting diode…

The study of non-reciprocal phenomena has long captivated interest in both Hermitian and non-Hermitian systems. The superconducting diode effect (SDE) is a non-reciprocal phenomenon characterized by unequal critical charge supercurrents…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-08-15 Junjie Qi , Ming Lu , Jie Liu , Chui-Zhen Chen , X. C. Xie

We have implemented a resonant circuit that uses a SQUID as a flux-sensitive Josephson inductor for qubit readout. In contrast to the conventional switching current measurement that generates undesired quasi-particles when the SQUID…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-11-18 Janice C. Lee , William D. Oliver , Terry P. Orlando , Karl K. Berggren

We report the transport measurements on the InAs self-assembled quantum dots (SAQDs) which have a unique structural zero-dimensionality, coupled to a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). Owing to the SQUID geometry, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-02-10 S. Kim , R. Ishiguro , M. Kamio , Y. Doda , E. Watanebe , K. Shibata , K. Hirakawa , H. Takayanagi

Hybrid superconductor(S)-semiconductor(Sm) devices bring a range of new functionalities into superconducting circuits. In particular, hybrid parity-protected qubits and Josephson diodes were recently proposed and experimentally…

Topological superconductors are one of the intriguing material groups from the viewpoint of not only condensed matter physics but also industrial application such as quantum computers based on Majorana fermion. For the real application,…