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We investigated series arrays of closely spaced, planar long Josephson junctions for magnetic field transduction in Earth’s field, with a linear response and high dynamic range. The devices were fabricated from thin film high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) thin films, using focused helium ion beam irradiation to create the Josephson barriers. Four series arrays, each consisting of several hundreds of long junctions, were fabricated and electrically tested. From fits of the current-voltage characteristics, we estimate the standard deviation in critical current to be around 25%. Voltage-magnetic field measurements exhibit a transfer function of 42 mV/mT and a linear response over a range of 303 μT at 71 K, resulting in a dynamic range of 124 dB.
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MgB2 Josephson junctions produced by focused helium ion beam irradiation
Planar magnesium diboride Josephson junctions are fabricated using focused helium ion beam irradiation. A single track of ion irradiation with a 30 kV He+ beam with nominal beam diameter < 0.5 nm is used to create a normal-metal barrier on a MgB2 film deposited by hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition. Josephson coupling is observed below the critical temperature of the electrodes for a He+ doses between 8x1015/cm2 to 4x1016/cm2. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the normal resistance and critical voltage of the junctions shows highly uniform barriers with nearly ideal resistively-shunted junction behavior for higher-dose junctions, while nonequilibrium effects dominate the properties of lower-dose junctions over most of the temperature range. These results demonstrate that focused helium ion beam irradiation can produce high-quality proximity-coupled MgB2 Josephson junctions with tailorable properties, promising for use in superconducting devices and circuits.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1310087
- PAR ID:
- 10597503
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Institute of Physics
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- AIP Advances
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 2158-3226
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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