SQUID Fabrication Technology

The SQUID Handbook

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 93-125

  Cantor, Robin ^a   Ludwig, Frank ^b  

^a STAR Cryoelectronics LLC   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Future trends; High temperature SQUID devices; Integrated SQUID fabrication process; Low temperature SQUID devices; Refractory junction electrodes; SQUID fabrication technology; Thin film deposition; Tunnel barrier technology

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; MOLLUSCS; TEMPERATURE;

FABRICATION PROCESS; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; FUTURE TRENDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; JUNCTION ELECTRODES; LOW TEMPERATURES; THIN-FILM DEPOSITIONS; TUNNEL BARRIER;

SHELLFISH;

EID: 84949987813     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/3527603646.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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