Magnetic field sensitivity of variable thickness microbridges in tbcco, bscco and ybco.

We describe results of a study comparing the magnetic field sensitivities of variable thickness bridge (VTB) arrays fabricated in TBCCO, BSCCO, and YBCO thin films. Identical structures were patterned in a variety of films, and the bridges were thinned by four different methods. Analysis of the data...

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Autores: Davidson, B. A., Redwing, R. D., Nguyen, T. D., O'Callaghan Castellà, Juan Manuel|||0000-0002-2740-0202, Raissi, F., Lee, J. V., Bruke, J. P., Hohenwarter, G. K. G., Nordman, J. E., Beyer, J. B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/990
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/990
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric resistance
High temperature superconductors
Magnetic fields
Superconductivity
electric current
electric resistance
high-temperature superconductors
magnetic fields
sensitivity
superconducting thin films
Resistència elèctrica
Superconductors a altes temperatures
Camps magnètics
Superconductivitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Circuits de microones, radiofreqüència i ones mil·limètriques
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Sumario:We describe results of a study comparing the magnetic field sensitivities of variable thickness bridge (VTB) arrays fabricated in TBCCO, BSCCO, and YBCO thin films. Identical structures were patterned in a variety of films, and the bridges were thinned by four different methods. Analysis of the data yields experimental evidence as to the suitability of these types of films for devices such as the superconducting flux flow transistor (SFFT) which is based on this geometry. The volt-ampere characteristics of the arrays were measured in low uniform magnetic fields (⩽130 G) and in nonuniform fields (⩽5 G) produced by a nearby control line. For these films in this geometry, no measurable effect of the control line magnetic field was observed. Large values of transresistance and current gain could only be attained through a thermal mechanism when the control line was driven normal. Upper bounds for (magnetically generated) transresistance (⩽5 mΩ) and current gains (⩽0.005) have been inferred from the uniform field data assuming a standard best-case device geometry. All volt-ampere curves followed closely a power law relationship (V~I n), with exponent n ~1.2-10. We suggest materials considerations that may yield improved device performance