NbN/MgO/NbN sis tunnel junctions for submm wave mixers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 1054-1059

 

^a Caltech) J A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

REACTIVE SPUTTERING; SIS (SUPERCONDUCTOR-INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR); SIS TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SUBMICRON-AREA TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SUBMM WAVE MIXERS;

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, MIXER;

EID: 0024626298     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.92470     Document Type: Article

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