CONDUCTANCE OF NIOBIUM OXIDE TUNNEL BARRIERS

被引:17
作者
WALMSLEY, DG [1 ]
WOLF, EL [1 ]
OSMUN, JW [1 ]
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[1] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,AMES,IA 50011
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10.1016/0040-6090(79)90382-1
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T [工业技术];
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The conductance of plasma-grown oxide barriers on niobium films was measured in NbIPb tunnel junctions at 4.2 K and model parameters for the barriers were deduced. Prolonged oxidation leads to greater barrier heights. Oxygen vacancies in the barrier are invoked to explain barrier asymmetry. © 1979.
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