Estimation of surface resistance for epitaxial NbN films in the frequency range of 0.1-1.1 THz

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 13, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 1147-1150

  Kawakami, Akira ^a   Miki, Shigehito ^b   Uzawa, Y ^c   Wang, Zhen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epitaxial; Microstrip; NbN MgO NbN; Submillimeter; Surface resistance

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

SUPERCONDUCTING ANALOG DEVICES;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0041474609     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2003.814177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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