Fabrication of high-temperature superconducting Josephson junctions on substrates patterned by focused ion beam

High aspect ratio trenches were patterned on (100) LaAlO3 substrates by focused ion-beam milling prior to film deposition. Subsequent YBCO films deposited by pulsed laser deposition were found to break naturally across these trenches. In situ Au was then deposited to connect the separated YBCO elect...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1998-09, Vol.73 (12), p.1730-1732
Main Authors: Chen, C.-H., Jin, I., Pai, S. P., Dong, Z. W., Lobb, C. J., Venkatesan, T., Edinger, K., Orloff, J., Melngailis, J.
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Language:English
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Summary:High aspect ratio trenches were patterned on (100) LaAlO3 substrates by focused ion-beam milling prior to film deposition. Subsequent YBCO films deposited by pulsed laser deposition were found to break naturally across these trenches. In situ Au was then deposited to connect the separated YBCO electrodes. Junctions were then patterned across the trenches to form a superconductor/normal/superconductor configuration. The resistively shunted junctions exhibited supercurrents up to 86 K. Under microwave irradiation, the junctions exhibited a number of clear Shapiro steps in the I–V characteristics. The transverse magnetic-field diffraction pattern indicted uniform current distribution across the junction.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.122259