Published October 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Method for detailed evaluation of yield of Nb Josephson junctions

  • 1. Superconductivity Research Laboratory, 34, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8501 (Japan)

Description

We have developed a method for evaluating Ic (critical current) spreading and yield of Nb Josephson junctions (JJ) through detailed current-voltage (I-V) measurements and applied the method to evaluation of 1000 serial arrays. Digitizing the stepwise I-V curve, we deduced the Ic value at each voltage step. This allowed us to easily detect irregularities such as junction shortages or Ics that were larger than those of the main distribution by reducing the resolution limit to 1 JJ. Using this method we can take into account very low frequency (<1%) failures in evaluating fabrication processes

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2006.05.073;
PII
S0921-4534(06)00508-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
445-448
Journal Page Range
p. 941-945
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

Conference

Title
18. international symposium on superconductivity
Acronym
ISS 2005
Dates
24-25 Oct 2005
Place
Tsukuba (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38066793
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRITICAL CURRENT; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVALUATION; FABRICATION; FAILURES; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; NIOBIUM; RESOLUTION; TYPE-I SUPERCONDUCTORS
Descriptors DEC
CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTORY METALS; SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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