Implementation of superconductor/ferromagnet/ superconductor π-shifters in superconducting digital and quantum circuits

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 593-597

  Feofanov, A K ^a   Oboznov, V A ^b   Bol'Ginov, V V ^b   Lisenfeld, J ^a   Poletto, S ^a   Ryazanov, V V ^b   Rossolenko, A N ^b   Khabipov, M ^c   Balashov, D ^c   Zorin, A B ^c   Dmitriev, P N ^d   Koshelets, V P ^d   Ustinov, A V ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CROSSBAR EQUIPMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METALS; MOS DEVICES; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUBITS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; JOSEPHSON-JUNCTION; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM; SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM CIRCUIT; SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT; SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS; SUPERCONDUCTING QUBITS;

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 77955270214     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1700     Document Type: Article

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