Single-electron charging effects in Nb/Nb oxide-based single-electron transistors at room temperature

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Shirakashi, J
Matsumoto, K
Miura, N
Konagai, M
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[1] Electrotech Lab, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
[2] Tokyo Inst Technol, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
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10.1063/1.121218
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have reported the single-electron charging effects in Nb/Nb oxide-based single-electron transistors (SETs) at room temperature (T=298 K). The SETs were first fabricated by a scanning probe microscope based anodic oxidation. Then, the miniaturization of tunnel junctions was performed by thermal oxidation. Ultra-low-capacitance tunnel junctions were easily obtained by utilizing both kinds of oxidation processes, which realizes room-temperature Nb-based SETs. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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