With Additional Electrode To Control Conductive State Of Josephson Junction Patents (Class 257/36)
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Patent number: 5408108Abstract: A superconducting device comprises a substrate having a principal surface and a non-superconducting oxide layer having a similar crystal structure to that of the oxide superconductor, which has a projection at its center portion. A superconducting source region and a superconducting drain region formed of an .alpha.-axis oriented oxide superconductor thin film are positioned at the both sides of the projection of the non-superconducting oxide layer separated from each other and an extremely thin superconducting channel formed of a c-axis oriented oxide superconductor thin film is positioned on the projection of the non-superconducting oxide layer. The superconducting channel electrically connects the superconducting source region to the superconducting drain region, so that superconducting current can flow through the superconducting channel between the superconducting source region and the superconducting drain region.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1992Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takao Nakamura, Michitomo Iiyama, Hiroshi Inada
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Patent number: 5382565Abstract: This field-effect transistor comprises a conductive substrate (2) serving as the gate electrode, an insulating barrier layer (3), and a superconducting channel layer (1) on top of the barrier layer (3). The superconductor layer (1) carries a pair of mutually spaced electrodes (4, 5) forming source and drain, respectively. The substrate is provided with an appropriate gate contact (6).The substrate (2) consists of a material belonging to the same crystallographic family as the barrier layer (3). In a preferred embodiment, the substrate (2) is niobium-doped strontium titanate, the barrier layer (3) is undoped strontium titanate, and the superconductor (1) is a thin film of a material having a lattice constant at least approximately similar to the one of the materials of the substrate (2) and barrier (3) layers. A preferred material of this type is YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-.delta., where 0.ltoreq..delta..ltoreq.0.5.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1993Date of Patent: January 17, 1995Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Johannes G. Bednorz, Jochen D. Mannhart, Carl A. Mueller
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Patent number: 5380704Abstract: Disclosed herein is a superconducting field effect transistor (FET) which has at least an active region formed from a film of oxide normal conductor, a plurality of electrodes formed from a film of oxide superconductor, and a means to control the current which flows between the electrodes through the active region. Having a much greater electrode distance than the conventional superconducting device, it can be produced easily by lithography without resorting to special techniques.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1993Date of Patent: January 10, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinobu Tarutani, Tokuumi Fukazawa, Uki Kabasawa, Kazumasa Takagi, Akira Tsukamoto, Masahiko Hiratani, Toshikazu Nishino
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Patent number: 5358928Abstract: A process for formulating non-hysteretic and hysteretic Josephson junctions using HTS materials which results in junctions having the ability to operate at high temperatures while maintaining high uniformity and quality. The non-hysteretic Josephson junction is formed by step-etching a LaAlO.sub.3 crystal substrate and then depositing a thin film of TlCaBaCuO on the substrate, covering the step, and forming a grain boundary at the step and a subsequent Josephson junction. Once the non-hysteretic junction is formed the next step to form the hysteretic Josephson junction is to add capacitance to the system. In the current embodiment, this is accomplished by adding a thin dielectric layer, LaA1O.sub.3, followed by a cap layer of a normal metal where the cap layer is formed by first depositing a thin layer of titanium (Ti) followed by a layer of gold (Au). The dielectric layer and the normal metal cap are patterned to the desired geometry.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1992Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: Sandia CorporationInventors: David S. Ginley, Vincent M. Hietala, Gert K. G. Hohenwarter, Jon S. Martens, Thomas A. Plut, Chris P. Tigges, Gregory A. Vawter, Thomas E. Zipperian
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Patent number: 5352917Abstract: An electronic device provided with a metal fluoride film which can be formed at a low temperature with a high processing accuracy, characterized in that the metal fluoride film is used in at least part of an insulting film.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1993Date of Patent: October 4, 1994Inventor: Tadahiro Ohmi
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Patent number: 5347143Abstract: A superconducting tunnel element, having a plurality of super conductors separated by barriers, the superconductors each comprising two physically separate but electrically connected superconducting layers and one insulated control layer. As a result, summation of the detection capacity or of the transmitting intensity becomes possible. Also, the simultaneous detection or transmission is permitted on arbitrary different frequencies or a summation of the signal intensity is possible in the case of SQUID-systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1993Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: Dornier Luftfahrt GmbHInventor: Hehrwart Schroder
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Patent number: 5338943Abstract: A magnetic flux-enhanced control line for a superconducting flux flow transistor (SFFT). The SFFT includes a pair of superconducting electrodes which provide a voltage output, a region of weakened superconductor connecting the electrodes and a control line. The region of weakened superconductor carries a current I.sub.body and the control line carries a current I.sub.Control. The control line further has a portion thereof proximate the weakened region for providing a localized magnetic field through the weakened region as a function of I.sub.Control. The magnetic flux through the weakened region induces vortices therein which have a resistance r.sub.o. The proximate portion of the control line forms a tortuous current path whereby the magnetic flux through the weakened region is increased for increasing r.sub.o so that the output voltage of the transistor is increased without increasing I.sub.Control.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1993Date of Patent: August 16, 1994Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: William Wilber, Roland Cadotte, Jr., Adam Rachlin, Michael Cummings
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Patent number: 5326986Abstract: A physical configuration for a parallel multi-junction superconducting quantum interference device that can be used for a variety of applications involving the detection of magnetic flux, including applications where it is desired to measure the absolute magnitude of the flux. The device of this invention features a novel geometry for a multi-junction interference device which significantly enhances the flux-to-voltage transfer function, thereby yielding a significant improvement in the device sensitivity in its use in a magnetometer, gradiometer, or other applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1992Date of Patent: July 5, 1994Assignee: University of Houston - University ParkInventors: John H. Miller, Jr., Terry D. Golding, Jaiming Huang
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Patent number: 5318952Abstract: A superconducting transistor is provided with a base layer made of a normal conductor metal, an emitter layer made of a superconductor for injecting hot electrons to the base layer, a collector layer made of a superconductor for trapping electrons from the base layer, a first tunnel barrier layer made of an insulator and provided between the base layer and the emitter layer, and a second tunnel barrier layer made of an insulator and provided between the base layer and the collector layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1993Date of Patent: June 7, 1994Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Tsunehiro Hato
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Patent number: 5317168Abstract: A superconducting field effect transistor which is very small in size and high in dimensional accuracy, has a first layer of material forming a control electrode and a second layer of another material is disposed on said first layer. A width of said first layer in a direction toward a superconducting source electrode and a superconducting drain electrode is narrower than a width of the second layer in the same direction. Polycrystalline silicon may be used as the control electrode while the second layer can be made of silicon nitride. Furthermore, a side surface of the control electrode may be coated with an insulator film. Accordingly, the above transistor has a fine structure gate electrode part that can be fabricated easily and accurately.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1992Date of Patent: May 31, 1994Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshikazu Nishino, Ushio Kawabe, Fumio Murai, Tokuo Kure, Mutsuko Hatano, Haruhiro Hasegawa
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Patent number: 5311037Abstract: Superconducting electrodes are formed on a semiconductor which serves as a channel. A control electrode is disposed through an insulator film or a p-n junction on the side of the semiconductor which is opposite to the semiconductor side on which the superconducting electrode is formed. A superconducting current flows between the superconducting electrode across the semiconductor is controlled by an electric signal which is applied to the control electrode, thereby enhancing the current gain.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1992Date of Patent: May 10, 1994Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Harada, Shinichiro Yano, Mutsuko Miyake, Ushio Kawabe, Toshikazu Nishino
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Patent number: 5306927Abstract: A high current amplifier, three terminal device, comprising a Josephson tunnel junction and a Schottky diode is configured so that the Josephson junction and Schottky diode share a common base electrode which is made very thin. Electrons which cross the Schottky barrier are supplied to the Josephson junction to obtain the amplified output current.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1991Date of Patent: April 26, 1994Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Bruce J. Dalrymple, Arnold H. Silver, Randy W. Simon
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Patent number: 5272358Abstract: In a superconducting device wherein the value of a superconducting current to flow between two superconducting electrodes provided in contact with a semiconductor is controlled by a control electrode provided between the superconducting electrodes, high impurity concentration regions are formed within the semiconductor so as to lie in contact with the superconducting electrodes and to extend to under ends of the control electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1991Date of Patent: December 21, 1993Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshikazu Nishino, Ushio Kawabe, Mutsuko Hatano
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Patent number: 5260264Abstract: One or more superconducting memory cells capable of storing binary values as the presence or absence of a persisting loop current in their superconducting memory loops are connected in series by a circuit current line. This arrangement is provided with a set gate which switches to the voltage state and outputs circuit current from its output terminal to one end of the circuit current line when write command current is supplied to its control terminal and is further provided with a sense gate whose control terminal is series coupled though a capacitance element with the same one end of the circuit current line and whose ground side terminal is connected with the other end of the circuit control line thereby forming through the sense gate a read-out loop for receiving as differential current persisting loop current selectively discharged from the memory loop. The differential current causes the sense gate to switch itself to the voltage state and output a sense current.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1991Date of Patent: November 9, 1993Assignees: Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, Ministry of International Trade & IndustryInventors: Itaru Kurosawa, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Masahiro Aoyagi
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Patent number: 5256897Abstract: An oxide superconducting device has a junction structure composed of at least one oxide superconductor and at least one insulator in which carriers have been generated. As the insulator in which carriers have been generated, there can be used, for example, SrTiO.sub.3 doped with Nb. With such a device, rectifying characteristics can be attained in the junction.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1991Date of Patent: October 26, 1993Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Haruhiro Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Aida, Toshikazu Nishino, Mutsuko Hatano, Hideaki Nakane, Tokuumi Fukazawa
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Patent number: 5250817Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1992Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Assignee: Microelectronics and Computer Technology CorporationInventor: Richard L. Fink
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Patent number: 5247189Abstract: A tunnel junction type superconducting device includes a pair of superconductor electrodes formed of compound oxide superconductor material, and a metal layer of a high electric conductivity formed between the pair of superconductor electrodes so as to maintain the pair of superconductor electrodes separate from each other. The pair of superconductor electrodes is separated from each other by a distance within a range of 3 nm to 70 nm by action of the metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1992Date of Patent: September 21, 1993Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Saburo Tanaka, Hideo Itozaki, Shuji Yazu
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Patent number: 5239187Abstract: Disclosed is a transistor or diode type Josephson effect device, at least two electrodes of which are made of superconductive material. If the Josephson effect is to be exerted in a semiconductor layer between the access electrodes, the distance between them should be smaller than the length of coherence, namely 10 to 1000 angstroms. According to the disclosure, the control channel between access electrodes is replaced by two channels perpendicular to the semiconductor layer, located between the two access electrodes and a layer of superconductive material placed between the substrate and the semiconductor layer. The disclosure can be applied to transistors, phototransistors and diodes with high switching speed.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1992Date of Patent: August 24, 1993Assignee: Thomson-CSFInventors: Alain Schuhl, Stephane Tyc, Alain Friederich
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Patent number: 5231295Abstract: A field-effect transistor comprises, on a substrate, a layer of semiconductor material incorporating natural or artificial inclusions of superconducting material. The source, drain and gate electrodes are made on this layer. Applications: field-effect transistors with low gate control voltage. FIG. 3.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Assignee: Thomson-CSFInventors: Stephane Tyc, Alain Schuhl
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Patent number: 5227645Abstract: In a dc SQUID element having two quasi-planar-type Josephson junction portions, as obtained by laminating a plurality of superconducting thin films on a substrate, a SQUID ring and a counter electrode on either of which quasi-planar-type Josephson junction portions are to be formed, are respectively formed at the lowermost layer and the uppermost layer, or at the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer, so that the value of critical current can be adjusted. The arrangement above-mentioned assures good flatness and film quality of a barrier layer interposed between the lower and upper electrodes of the quasi-planar-type Josephson junction portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1991Date of Patent: July 13, 1993Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Kei Shinada
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Patent number: 5160983Abstract: Superconducting electrodes are formed on a semiconductor which serves as a channel. A control electrode is disposed through an insulator film or a p-n junction on the side of the semiconductor which is opposite to the semiconductor side on which the superconducting electrode is formed. A superconducting current which flows between the superconducting electrodes across the semiconductor is controlled by an electric signal which is applied to the control electrode, thereby enhancing the current gain.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1989Date of Patent: November 3, 1992Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Harada, Shinichiro Yano, Mutsuko Miyake, Ushio Kawabe, Toshikazu Nishino