Published April 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Superconducting MgB2 weak links and superconducting quantum interference devices prepared by AFM nanolithography

  • 1. Department of Experimental Physics, FMPI Comenius University, Mlynska Dolina, 842 48 Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 2. Biont, a.s., Karloveska 63, 842 29 Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • 3. Institute for Solid State Electronics, TU-Wien, Florag. 7, A-1040 Vienna (Austria)

Description

Smooth MgB2 superconducting thin films with roughness below 10 nm, critical temperature Tc = 31 K and critical current density jc (4.2 K) ∼ 5 x 106 A/cm2 were prepared by magnetron sputtering and ex-situ annealing in vacuum. On these films, weak links and radio frequency superconducting interference devices were prepared by combination of optical lithography and AFM scratching as well as by focused ion beam milling. Phase and current-phase characteristics have been investigated on our superconducting quantum interference devices

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.11.048

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2007.11.048;
PII
S0921-4534(08)00109-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
468
Journal Issue
7-10
Journal Page Range
p. 789-792
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

Conference

Title
5. international conference on vortex matter in nanostructured superconductors
Dates
8-14 Sep 2007
Place
Rhodes (Greece)

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