Non Traditional Transport Processes in Tunneling and Proximity Junctions

Abstract

Several project aimed at dealing with fundamental limitations in the present superconducting electronics technology based on Josephson junctions were carried out. The need for high resistance superconductor/normal metal/superconductor Josephson junctions was reiterated and some constraints on the more favorable technology were established. A phenomenological theory of Josephson coupling in high Tc superconductor/normal metal/superconductor junctions was developed. The practical considerations to develop a new concept for memory storage in superconducting electronics based on the superconductor/ferromagnet proximity effect were pursued.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA395108

Entities

People

  • Malcolm Beasley

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Couplings
  • Curie Temperature
  • Electronics
  • Ferromagnetic Materials
  • Human Behavior
  • Josephson Junctions
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Phase Transformations
  • Quantum Properties
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Resistance
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Superconductors
  • Transitions
  • Transport Ships
  • Tunneling

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene