Title :
Supercurrent graduate in units of 2 ef
Author :
Yoshihiro, Kazuo ; Kinoshita, Joji ; Inagaki, Katsuya ; Yamanouchi, Chikako ; Kobayashi, Shun-Ichi
Author_Institution :
Electrotech. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The supercurrent in the I-V characteristics of superconducting granular tin films are graduated in units of 2 ef , in the presence of microwave fields with f=8-12 GHz, to an accuracy of 200 p.p.m. This is interpreted in terms of the Bloch oscillations, which are demonstrated to be dual to the Josephson oscillations. When the measurement is carried out at extremely low temperatures using arrays of small Josephson junctions with well-controlled junction parameters, the accuracy can be improved by 3-4 orders of magnitude. Then it becomes possible to examine the consistency of three macroscopic quantum relations: nf=I/2e , V=mhf/2, and V/I=h/ ie2, where n, m, and i are integers
Keywords :
Josephson effect; characteristics measurement; measurement standards; microwave measurement; superconducting junction devices; superconducting thin films; tin; units (measurement); voltage measurement; 2 ef; 8 to 12 GHz; Bloch oscillations; I-V characteristics; Josephson junctions; Josephson oscillations; Sn; macroscopic quantum relations; microwave fields; superconducting granular tin films; supercurrent; units; Amorphous magnetic materials; Conductive films; Electrostatics; Frequency; Josephson junctions; Magnetic shielding; Superconducting films; Temperature; Tin; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on