Nano superconducting quantum interference device: A powerful tool for nanoscale investigations

C Granata, A Vettoliere - Physics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
The magnetic sensing at nanoscale level is a promising and interesting research topic of
nanoscience. Indeed, magnetic imaging is a powerful tool for probing biological, chemical …

The ω-SQUIPT as a tool to phase-engineer Josephson topological materials

E Strambini, S D'ambrosio, F Vischi, FS Bergeret… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Multi-terminal superconducting Josephson junctions based on the proximity effect offer the
opportunity to tailor non-trivial quantum states in nanoscale weak links. These structures can …

Josephson diode effect in monolithic dc-SQUIDs based on 3D Dayem nanobridges

A Greco, Q Pichard, F Giazotto - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
It was recently experimentally proved that the superconducting counterpart of a diode, ie, a
device that realizes nonreciprocal Cooper pairs transport, can be realized by breaking the …

Gate control of the current–flux relation of a josephson quantum interferometer based on proximitized metallic nanojuntions

G De Simoni, S Battisti, N Ligato… - ACS Applied …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate an Al superconducting quantum interference device in which the
Josephson junctions are implemented through gate-controlled proximity Cu mesoscopic …

Josephson field-effect transistors based on all-metallic Al/Cu/Al proximity nanojunctions

G De Simoni, F Paolucci, C Puglia, F Giazotto - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate proximity-based all-metallic mesoscopic superconductor-normal metal-
superconductor (SNS) field-effect controlled Josephson transistors (SNS-FETs) and show …

Superconducting quantum magnetic sensing

A Vettoliere, P Silvestrini, C Granata - Quantum Materials, Devices, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, highly sensitive applications and sophisticated basic research experiments
have demanded the development of new ultrasensitive magnetic sensors like the atomic …

[HTML][HTML] Vanadium gate-controlled Josephson half-wave nanorectifier

C Puglia, G De Simoni, N Ligato, F Giazotto - Applied Physics Letters, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Recently, the possibility to tune the critical current of conventional metallic superconductors
via electrostatic gating was shown in wires, Josephson weak-links, and superconductor …

Thermal rectification of electrons in hybrid normal metal-superconductor nanojunctions

F Giazotto, FS Bergeret - Applied Physics Letters, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We theoretically investigate heat transport in hybrid normal metal-superconductor (NS)
nanojunctions focusing on the effect of thermal rectification. We show that the heat diode …

Highly sensitive superconducting quantum-interference proximity transistor

A Ronzani, C Altimiras, F Giazotto - Physical Review Applied, 2014 - APS
We report the design and implementation of a high-performance superconducting quantum-
interference proximity transistor based on aluminum-copper technology. With the adoption of …

A high-performance nb nano-superconducting quantum interference device with a three-dimensional structure

L Chen, H Wang, X Liu, L Wu, Z Wang - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) miniaturized into the nanoscale is
promising in the inductive detection of a single electron spin. A nano-SQUID with a strong …