Tunneling properties of single crystal Nb/Nb2O5/Pb Josephson junctions
- 15 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 43 (8), 794-796
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94458
Abstract
Preparation of high quality single crystal Nb tunnel junctions based on Nb/Nb2O5/Pb structures is reported. Vm values of 30±10 mV were obtained. The average specific capacitance of these junctions is 0.020±0.002 pF/μm2. From measurements of the oxidation rate, the conductance at high voltage bias, and observations of the tunneling behavior, we show that some characteristics previously associated with oxidized niobium barriers are not intrinsic and are significantly improved when the underlying niobium film is single crystal.Keywords
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