A new tape of nonhysteretic Josephson junction suitable for applications in voltage metrology has been developed. These junctions derive from the Nb/Al - AlOx/Nb SIS junctions using a relatively thick Al layer oxidized at a low value of oxygen exposure. This produces junctions with reproducible and spatially homogeneous I-V characteristics, having current densities ranging from 10(3) to more than 2 x 10(4) A/cm(2) and characteristic voltages up to 0.40 mV. The authors report here the rf response of these junctions at 70 GHz. The authors have measured the dependence of the rf-induced steps on the microwave power and the stability of the steps, in view of a future application of these junctions to an ac Josephson voltage standard.

RF properties of overdamped SIS junctions

Sabino Maggi;
2005

Abstract

A new tape of nonhysteretic Josephson junction suitable for applications in voltage metrology has been developed. These junctions derive from the Nb/Al - AlOx/Nb SIS junctions using a relatively thick Al layer oxidized at a low value of oxygen exposure. This produces junctions with reproducible and spatially homogeneous I-V characteristics, having current densities ranging from 10(3) to more than 2 x 10(4) A/cm(2) and characteristic voltages up to 0.40 mV. The authors report here the rf response of these junctions at 70 GHz. The authors have measured the dependence of the rf-induced steps on the microwave power and the stability of the steps, in view of a future application of these junctions to an ac Josephson voltage standard.
2005
Josephson junctions; superconducting devices; voltage standard
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