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Analysis of the fabrication process of Nb/Al-AlN/sub x//Nb tunnel junctions with low R/sub n/A values for SIS mixers
Ist Teil von
IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 2003-06, Vol.13 (2), p.127-130
Ort / Verlag
IEEE
Erscheinungsjahr
2003
Quelle
IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
We characterize the fabrication process of superconductor-insulator-superconductor junctions (SIS) based on a Nb/Al-AlN/sub x//Nb tri-layer. Utilization of the AlN/sub x/ tunnel barrier, produced by Al nitridation in a nitrogen glow discharge, enables us to produce high quality SIS junctions with low R/sub n/A values (the product of junction resistance and area). Analyzing the correlation of junction resistance and plasma properties, it is concluded that the mechanism of tunnel barrier formation is based on nitrogen implantation into the Al layer with subsequent diffusion of nitrogen, stimulated by plasma heating. The latter process plays a dominant role since R/sub n/A values are well correlated with the power dissipated on the substrate surface. An SIS mixer using this technology and electron-beam lithography has been successfully fabricated.