Microwave-Enhanced Critical Currents in Point Contacts of Superconducting Aluminum
- 8 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 37 (19), 1302-1305
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.37.1302
Abstract
Enhancement of the critical current of clean point contacts made of bulk superconducting aluminum is measured when the contacts are in a 1-10 GHz microwave field. This enhancement interferes with the ac Josephson effect.Keywords
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