FABRICATION OF HIGH-QUALITY SUPERCONDUCTOR-INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS ON THIN SIN MEMBRANES

被引:5
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GARCIA, E [1 ]
JACOBSON, BR [1 ]
HU, Q [1 ]
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[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1063/1.109877
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have successfully fabricated high-quality and high-current density (J(c)almost-equal-to 4000 A/cm2) superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) junctions on freestanding thin (approximately 1 mum) silicon nitride (SiN) membranes. These devices can be used in a novel millimeter-wave and THz receiver system which is made using micromachining. The SIS junctions with planar antennas were fabricated first on a silicon wafer covered with a SiN membrane, the Si wafer underneath was then etched away using an anisotropic KOH etchant. The current-voltage characteristics of the SIS junctions remained unchanged after the whole process, and the junctions and the membrane survived thermal cycling.
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