Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions

We have fabricated intrinsic Josephson junction arrays in Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 thin films using three-dimensional focused-ion-beam milling. We have measured the dependence of the switching current density of these arrays at 4.2 K upon the junction cross-sectional area. There is strong suppression of the sw...

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Main Authors: Warburton, P, Fenton, J, Korsah, M, Grovenor, C
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Published: 2006
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author Warburton, P
Fenton, J
Korsah, M
Grovenor, C
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Grovenor, C
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description We have fabricated intrinsic Josephson junction arrays in Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 thin films using three-dimensional focused-ion-beam milling. We have measured the dependence of the switching current density of these arrays at 4.2 K upon the junction cross-sectional area. There is strong suppression of the switching current density for junctions of area less than 1 mu m(2), the current extrapolating to zero at an area of 0.25 mu m(2). We discuss the possible roles of gallium ion implantation and both thermal and quantum fluctuations in this current suppression.
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spelling oxford-uuid:7dd8ec86-4b10-4a40-8f34-f9516ee11d6f2022-03-26T21:06:23ZJosephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctionsConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:7dd8ec86-4b10-4a40-8f34-f9516ee11d6fSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Warburton, PFenton, JKorsah, MGrovenor, CWe have fabricated intrinsic Josephson junction arrays in Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 thin films using three-dimensional focused-ion-beam milling. We have measured the dependence of the switching current density of these arrays at 4.2 K upon the junction cross-sectional area. There is strong suppression of the switching current density for junctions of area less than 1 mu m(2), the current extrapolating to zero at an area of 0.25 mu m(2). We discuss the possible roles of gallium ion implantation and both thermal and quantum fluctuations in this current suppression.
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Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions
title Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions
title_full Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions
title_fullStr Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions
title_full_unstemmed Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions
title_short Josephson current suppression in three-dimensional focused-ion-beam fabricated sub-micron intrinsic junctions
title_sort josephson current suppression in three dimensional focused ion beam fabricated sub micron intrinsic junctions
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