Spatial resolution assessment of nano-SQUIDs made by focused ion beam

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 742-745

  Hao, L ^a   Macfarlane, J C ^a,b   Gallop, J C ^a   Romans, E ^b,c   Cox, D ^d   Hutson, D ^b   Chen, J ^e  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic field sensitivity; Nanoscale SQUID; Spatial resolution; Superconductor

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; DATA PROCESSING; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; THIN FILMS;

MAGNETIC FIELD SENSITIVITY; NANOSCALE SQUID; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

SQUIDS;

EID: 34547447207     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.898068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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