Operation of HTS Digital Circuits at Elevated Temperatures: Beating Thermal Activation

Abstract

Recent fabrication of High-Tc (HTS) Josephson junctions (JJs) with ion-beam damagedbarriers by Cybart at UCSD create opportunities to employ these junctions in superconducting circuits at temperatures up to 77 K. In this project, the PI will investigate how well these junctions perform in analog and digital circuits up to 77 K, measuring properties at different temperatures over a wide frequency range and develop a frequency and temperature-dependent theoretical model. Special attention will be given to thermal activation, which limits the operational margins at elevated temperatures for superconducting digital circuits.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Feb 06, 2017
Source ID
FA95501710096

Entities

People

  • Horst Rogalla

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Regents of the University of Colorado
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.