Title :
Materials science of Josephson junctions
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Stanford, California
Abstract :
The materials science of Josephson junctions is reviewed. The essential material requirements of Josephson junctions are discussed and the state of the art in the Pb-alloy and Nb technologies summarized. Recent successes in making junctions with high transition temperature superconductors are also presented.
Keywords :
Bridge circuits; Josephson junctions; Magnetic materials; Materials science and technology; Superconducting devices; Superconducting films; Superconducting materials; Superconducting transition temperature; Superconductivity; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1982 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1982.190406
