AFM nano-plough planar YBCO micro-bridges: Critical currents and magnetic field effects

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 6510-6513

  Elkaseh, A A O ^a   Perold, W J ^a   Srinivasu, V V ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AFM ploughing; Constrictions; Critical current; Josephson junction; Micro bridges; YBCO

Indexed keywords

AFM; CONSTRICTIONS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; MICRO-BRIDGES; YBCO;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETRONS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PLASMA ETCHING; QUANTUM OPTICS; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

CRITICAL CURRENTS;

EID: 79955526161     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2539     Document Type: Article

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