DC characteristics of patterned YBa2Cu3O7-x superconducting thin-film bolometers: Artifacts related to Joule heating, ambient pressure, and micro structure

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-78

  Fardmanesh, Mehdi ^a   Scoles, Kevin ^a,b   Rothwarf, Allen ^a,b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Bolometer; Joule heating; Superconductors; Thin films

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIA; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMBIENT PRESSURE; JOULE HEATING; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDE;

SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0032095698     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.678444     Document Type: Article

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