YBCO DC SQUID of MOCVD Thin Film Bridge

Using YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7- x (YBCO) thin films (0.5∼1.0 µm in thickness) with c axis orientation, we fabricated dc superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). YBCO films were deposited on MgO(100) single-crystal substrates by MOCVD. These films exhibit zero resistance above 80 K and critical c...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1989-10, Vol.28 (10A), p.L1816-1819
Main Authors: Irie, Akinobu, Era, Masanori, Yamashita, Tsutomu, Kurosawa, Hideyuki, Yamane, Hisanori, Hirai, Toshio
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Language:English
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Summary:Using YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7- x (YBCO) thin films (0.5∼1.0 µm in thickness) with c axis orientation, we fabricated dc superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). YBCO films were deposited on MgO(100) single-crystal substrates by MOCVD. These films exhibit zero resistance above 80 K and critical current density of 10 4 to 10 5 A/cm 2 at 77 K. The SQUIDs with microbridge are fabricated by photolithography and chemical etching techniques. The maximum voltage modulation is about 80 µV for the YBCO dc SQUID with an inductance of 70 pH, and intrinsic energy sensitivity is 740 h ( h : Planck's constant) at 4.2 K. Furthermore, the SQUID was operated in flux-locked loop. The minimum flux noise in the flux-locked SQUID is 1.5×10 -5 \varPhi 0 /√Hz in the white noise region at 4.2 K. The experiments suggest that the current-phase relationship of a micrometer-long YBCO bridge may be sinusoidal.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.1143/JJAP.28.L1816