Theory of subharmonic gap structure in superconducting mesoscopic tunnel contacts

EN Bratus, VS Shumeiko, G Wendin - Physical review letters, 1995 - APS
We develop a theory of subharmonic gap structure (SGS) in superconducting one-mode
tunnel junction. The subgap current is attributed to inelastic multichannel quasiparticle …

Subgap structure as function of the barrier in atom-size superconducting tunnel junctions

N Van der Post, ET Peters, IK Yanson… - Physical review …, 1994 - APS
Using a mechanically controllable breakjunction we study superconducting tunnel junctions
of atom size. The vacuum barrier is adjusted by controlling the distance between the …

High-Quality ferromagnetic Josephson junctions based on aluminum electrodes

A Vettoliere, R Satariano, R Ferraiuolo, L Di Palma… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aluminum Josephson junctions are the building blocks for the realization of superconducting
quantum bits. Attention has been also paid to hybrid ferromagnetic Josephson junctions …

dc-current transport and ac Josephson effect in quantum junctions at low voltage

EN Bratus, VS Shumeiko, EV Bezuglyi, G Wendin - Physical Review B, 1997 - APS
Multiple Andreev scattering in single-mode superconducting junctions with arbitrary normal
electron transparency 0D 1 is studied in the limit of low applied voltage eV. A quasiclassical …

Proximity effect in planar superconducting tunnel junctions containing superconductor/ferromagnet bilayers

GP Pepe, R Latempa, L Parlato, A Ruotolo… - Physical Review B …, 2006 - APS
We present experimental results concerning both the fabrication and characterization of
superconducting tunnel junctions containing superconductor/ferromagnet (S/F) bilayers …

Subgap current in superconducting tunnel junctions with diffusive electrodes

EV Bezuglyi, AS Vasenko, EN Bratus… - Physical Review B …, 2006 - APS
We calculate the subgap current in planar superconducting tunnel junctions with thin-film
diffusive leads. It is found that the subharmonic gap structure of the tunnel current scales …

Static properties of small Josephson tunnel junctions in an oblique magnetic field

R Monaco, M Aaroe, J Mygind, VP Koshelets - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
We have carried out a detailed experimental investigation of the static properties of planar
Josephson tunnel junctions in presence of a uniform external magnetic field applied in an …

Direct current heating in superconductor–insulator–superconductor tunnel devices for THz mixing applications

P Dieleman, TM Klapwijk, S Kovtonyuk… - Applied physics …, 1996 - pubs.aip.org
DC heating effects in superconductor–insulator–superconductor (SIS) tunnel junctions are
studied by comparing junctions sandwiched between niobium or aluminum layers. With …

Asymmetric response of superconducting niobium-tunnel-junction x-ray detectors

M Ohkubo, J Martin, K Drachsler, R Gross… - Physical Review B, 1996 - APS
The asymmetric response of the counter and base electrodes of x-ray detectors employing
polycrystalline niobium tunnel junctions has been studied by low-temperature scanning …

Ultra-low-noise magnetic sensing with long Josephson tunnel junctions

R Monaco, C Granata, R Russo… - … Science and Technology, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We study how the magnetic field dependence of the Eck step voltage in long Josephson
tunnel junctions (LJTJs) can allow for ultra-low-noise magnetic sensing. The field to be …