JPS63194376A - Josephson junction element - Google Patents

Josephson junction element

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JPS63194376A
JPS63194376A JP62026449A JP2644987A JPS63194376A JP S63194376 A JPS63194376 A JP S63194376A JP 62026449 A JP62026449 A JP 62026449A JP 2644987 A JP2644987 A JP 2644987A JP S63194376 A JPS63194376 A JP S63194376A
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Shinya Kominami
信也 小南
Yoshinobu Taruya
良信 樽谷
Koji Yamada
宏治 山田
Ushio Kawabe
川辺 潮
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the internal stress of a lower electrode film, and to minimize an impurity in the lower electrode film by using structure consisting or a tunnel barrier layer formed onto a first superconductor layer and a second superconductor layer shaped onto the tunnel barrier layer. CONSTITUTION:A substrate upper layer 2 is formed onto a substrate lower layer 1 consisting of an Si single crystal through a resistance heating evaporation method. The substrate upper layer 2 has a stepped section, but an insulating film 3 for coating is deposited onto the layer 2. A lower electrode 4 and a tunnel barrier layer 5 are shaped by machining through a reactive ion etching method. An upper electrode 6 is formed by machining through the reactive ion etching method again, and an Si film is deposited through the resistance heating evaporation method and an inter-layer insulating film 7 is shaped by machining through a lift-off method. Lastly, a Pb-In alloy film is deposited through the resistance heating evaporation method, and used as a superconducting wiring layer 8. Accordingly, the adverse effect of internal stress can be avoided in the same manner as conventional devices while the problem of a superconducting contact and the problem, etc., of the diffusion of an impurity existing on the interface of a thin-film can be solved.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明はジョセフソン接合素子に係り、特に。[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to Josephson junction devices, and more particularly.

下部電極膜の内部応力を少なくしかつ下部電極膜中の不
純物を少なくするのに好適な構造を有するジョセフソン
接合素子に関する。
The present invention relates to a Josephson junction element having a structure suitable for reducing internal stress in a lower electrode film and reducing impurities in the lower electrode film.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、下部電極の一部であるNb膜で平坦な絶縁性基板
上に段差を作り、その上に下部電極の一部であるNb膜
とトンネル障壁層と上部電極であるNbiを連続して堆
積しエツチングしてNb膜によって作られた段差の真上
に接合部を形成するジョセフソン接合素子の形成方法に
ついては、ジャパニーズ ジャーナル オブ アプライ
ド フィジイックス 25 (1986年)第L70頁
から第L72頁(Japanese Journal 
of AppliedPhysics、 25(198
6)、 PP、 L70−L72)において論じられて
いる。
Conventionally, a step is created on a flat insulating substrate using a Nb film, which is part of the lower electrode, and then the Nb film, which is part of the lower electrode, the tunnel barrier layer, and Nbi, which is the upper electrode, are successively deposited on top of the step. A method for forming a Josephson junction element in which a junction is formed directly above a step formed by a Nb film by etching is described in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 25 (1986), pages L70 to L72. Journal
of Applied Physics, 25 (198
6), PP, L70-L72).

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

上記従来技術においては、ジョセフソン接合素子の下部
電極たるNbgの形成は2回に分けて行っていた。すな
わち、1回目のNb膜を平坦な絶縁性基板上に堆積し、
ホトレジストを用いたエツチングによって段差を作り、
さらにその上に2回目のNb膜とトンネル障壁層と上部
電極たるNb膜を堆積する。その後にホトレジストを用
いたエツチングを行なって、段差の部分のNb膜とあと
から堆積したNbgの両方からジョセフソン接合素子の
下部電極を形成していた。係る段差をNb膜で形成した
場合1段差の部分の表面がホトレジスト等によって汚染
しまた表面にNbの酸化物が形成されるため1段差の上
に再びNb膜を堆積する前にクリーニングをする必要が
ある。しかしながら、クリーニングをしても、それぞれ
Nbからなる2枚の落脱間の超電導コンタクトが確実に
とれるとは限らず、また下部電極膜中に不純物が残り下
部電極膜の劣化の原因になるため、素子の構成上問題が
あった。
In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the formation of Nbg, which is the lower electrode of the Josephson junction element, was performed in two steps. That is, the first Nb film is deposited on a flat insulating substrate,
Create a step by etching using photoresist,
Furthermore, a second Nb film, a tunnel barrier layer, and an Nb film serving as an upper electrode are deposited thereon. Thereafter, etching was performed using photoresist to form the lower electrode of the Josephson junction element from both the Nb film at the step portion and the Nbg deposited later. When such a step is formed using a Nb film, the surface of the step is contaminated by photoresist, etc., and Nb oxide is formed on the surface, so cleaning is required before depositing the Nb film again on the step. There is. However, even with cleaning, it is not always possible to ensure superconducting contact between the two pieces of Nb, and impurities remain in the lower electrode film, causing deterioration of the lower electrode film. There was a problem with the structure of the element.

本発明の目的は、下部電極膜の内部応力を少なくし、し
かも下部電極膜中の不純物を少なくすることができる様
なジョセフソン接合素子を提供することにある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a Josephson junction element in which internal stress in a lower electrode film can be reduced and impurities in the lower electrode film can be reduced.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

上記目的は、段差を有する絶縁性基板を用い。 For the above purpose, an insulating substrate with steps is used.

該絶縁性基板の段差の高い部分の上に形成された第1の
超電導体層と、係る第1の超電導休店上に形成されたト
ンネル障壁層と、係るトンネル障壁層上に形成された第
2の超電導体層からなる構造を用いることにより、達成
される。
A first superconductor layer formed on the high step portion of the insulating substrate, a tunnel barrier layer formed on the first superconducting break, and a first superconductor layer formed on the tunnel barrier layer. This is achieved by using a structure consisting of two superconductor layers.

〔作用〕[Effect]

第1の超電導体層をNb1liとした場合についてに下
部電極形成のためにエツチングを行なうと。
When the first superconductor layer is made of Nb1li, etching is performed to form the lower electrode.

Nb膜の内部応力が開放された結果、トンネル障壁層等
の構造変化が起こりジョセフソン接合としてサブギャッ
プ領域のリーク電流が増加する。
As a result of the internal stress in the Nb film being released, structural changes occur in the tunnel barrier layer and the like, resulting in an increase in leakage current in the sub-gap region as a Josephson junction.

また、基板上にNb膜で段差を作り、その段差上にNb
膜とトンネル障壁層と第2の超電導体を連続して堆積し
エツチングして段差の真上に接合部を形成するジョセフ
ソン接合素子の形成方法を用いれば、内部応力の問題は
回避できるが、段差となるNb膜と後に堆積したNb膜
の2層のNb膜から下部電極を構成するため、係る2層
のNb膜の間の超電導コンタクトが確実にとれるとは限
らず、また係る2つの部分の界面の不純物が下部電極中
に拡散して下部電極劣化の原因となる。
In addition, we created a step with a Nb film on the substrate, and placed Nb on the step.
The problem of internal stress can be avoided by using a Josephson junction device formation method in which the film, tunnel barrier layer, and second superconductor are sequentially deposited and etched to form a junction directly above the step. Since the lower electrode is composed of two layers of Nb films, the Nb film forming the step and the Nb film deposited later, it is not always possible to ensure superconducting contact between the two layers of Nb films, and the two parts Impurities at the interface diffuse into the lower electrode, causing deterioration of the lower electrode.

本発明では、絶縁性基板自体に段差を設け、その上に下
部電極たるNb膜とトンネル障壁層と上部電極たる側2
の超電導体層を堆積し、その後にエツチングで下部電極
たるNb膜のパターンを形成する。従って絶縁性基板の
段差の上ではNb膜は内部応力の少ない状態で堆積され
、また下部電極膜を一度に成膜するため従来構造におけ
る2つのNb膜間の超電導コンタクトや2つのNb膜膜
面面不純物の問題を解決することができる。
In the present invention, a step is provided on the insulating substrate itself, and a Nb film serving as a lower electrode, a tunnel barrier layer, and a side 2 serving as an upper electrode are formed on the insulating substrate itself.
A superconductor layer is deposited, and then a pattern of an Nb film serving as a lower electrode is formed by etching. Therefore, the Nb film is deposited on the step of the insulating substrate with little internal stress, and since the lower electrode film is formed at once, there is no superconducting contact between the two Nb films in the conventional structure, and the film surface of the two Nb films is The problem of surface impurities can be solved.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明を実施例を参照して詳細に説明する。第1
図は本発明の一実施例によるジョセフソン接合素子の一
部を示す断面図である。Si単結晶でなる基板下部層1
上に抵抗加熱蒸着法によりSiOを400nmの厚さに
堆積しCF4ガスを用いた反応性イオンエツチング法に
よって部分的に深さ200nmエツチングして基板上部
層2を形成した。この基板上部層2は段差部を有してお
り、この段差部は、凸状または島状をなしている。
Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to Examples. 1st
The figure is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of a Josephson junction device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Substrate lower layer 1 made of Si single crystal
SiO was deposited thereon to a thickness of 400 nm by resistance heating vapor deposition and partially etched to a depth of 200 nm by reactive ion etching using CF4 gas to form the substrate upper layer 2. This substrate upper layer 2 has a stepped portion, and this stepped portion has a convex shape or an island shape.

次にRFマグネトロンスパッタ法によりSin。Next, the RF magnetron sputtering method was used to deposit Sin.

を50nmの厚さに堆積し、被覆用絶縁膜3とした。真
空を破ることなくDCマグネトロンスパッタ法によりN
b膜を膜厚200nm、AI2膜を膜厚3nmに堆積し
0 、3 Torrの02ガスによってAQ膜を酸化し
た後、再びDCマグネトロンスパッタ法によりNb膜を
膜厚1100nに堆積し、反応性イオンエツチング法に
よって加工して下部電極4とトンネル障壁層5を形成し
た。この下部電極4とトンネル障壁層5は、基板上部層
2の凸状の段差部上に形成されている。再び反応性イオ
ンエツチング法によって加工して上部電極6を形成した
。次に抵抗加熱蒸着法によりSi膜を厚さ450nmに
堆積しりフトオフ法によって加工して層間絶縁膜7を形
成した。最後に抵抗加熱蒸着法によりPb−In合金膜
を膜厚400nmに堆積しリフトオフ法によって加工し
て超電導!i!線層8とした。以上によって本実施例の
ジョセフソン接合素子を形成した。
was deposited to a thickness of 50 nm to form a covering insulating film 3. N by DC magnetron sputtering without breaking the vacuum.
After depositing the B film to a thickness of 200 nm and the AI2 film to a thickness of 3 nm, and oxidizing the AQ film with 02 gas at 0 and 3 Torr, a Nb film was deposited to a thickness of 1100 nm by DC magnetron sputtering again, and reactive ions were deposited to a thickness of 1100 nm. A lower electrode 4 and a tunnel barrier layer 5 were formed by etching. The lower electrode 4 and the tunnel barrier layer 5 are formed on the convex stepped portion of the upper substrate layer 2. The upper electrode 6 was formed by processing again using the reactive ion etching method. Next, a Si film was deposited to a thickness of 450 nm using a resistance heating vapor deposition method and then processed using a lift-off method to form an interlayer insulating film 7. Finally, a Pb-In alloy film was deposited to a thickness of 400 nm using the resistance heating vapor deposition method and processed using the lift-off method to make it superconducting! i! The line layer was 8. Through the above steps, the Josephson junction element of this example was formed.

ジョセフソン接合素子の特性を表わす値として臨界電流
とサブギャップ抵抗の積Vmを考えると、本実施例の素
子を液体ヘリウム温度に冷却して電流−電圧特性を測定
するとVmは70mVであった。これは従来のようにN
b膜で段差を作ってその上にNb/Al2M化物/Nb
のジョセフソン接合を作製した場合のV m ” 64
 m Vと比べても見劣りしない。従って内部応力の悪
影響は従来と同様に避けることができた。
Considering the product Vm of critical current and subgap resistance as a value representing the characteristics of a Josephson junction element, when the element of this example was cooled to liquid helium temperature and the current-voltage characteristics were measured, Vm was 70 mV. This is N
Make a step with b film and add Nb/Al2M compound/Nb on top of it.
V m ” 64 when a Josephson junction is fabricated.
It is not inferior to mV. Therefore, the adverse effects of internal stress could be avoided in the same manner as in the past.

また、下部電極が2層のNb膜でつくられる従来の構造
を有する素子を500個作った場合、下部電極の2枚の
Nb膜の間の超電導コンタクトがうまくとれずに第2図
のようなI−V特性となったものが5個はどあった。し
かし、本実施例の素子の場合は全くなかった。また、2
50℃で30分間熱処理したところ、従来の構造を有す
る素子は下部電極中の不純物の効果によりギャップ電圧
が2.9mVから2.7mVに低下したが1本実施例の
素子では2.9mVのまま一定であった。
Furthermore, if 500 devices were manufactured with the conventional structure in which the lower electrode was made of two layers of Nb films, the superconducting contact between the two Nb films of the lower electrode could not be established properly, resulting in a structure as shown in Figure 2. There were 5 items with IV characteristics. However, this was not the case with the device of this example. Also, 2
When heat treated at 50°C for 30 minutes, the gap voltage of the element with the conventional structure decreased from 2.9 mV to 2.7 mV due to the effect of impurities in the lower electrode, but the gap voltage of the element of this example remained at 2.9 mV. It was constant.

本実施例においては基板上部層2の材料にSi○、被覆
用絶縁膜3の材料にS x 02 を下部電極4の材料
にN、b、トンネル障壁層5の材料にAfl酸化物、上
部電極6の材料にNb、層間絶縁膜7の材料にSi、超
電導配線層A層8の材料にPb−In合金を用いたが、
これらに替えて、基板上部N2の材料にSi、SiO□
等、被覆用絶縁膜3の材料にSi、S’i0等、下部電
極4の材料にNbN、Pb合金、MoN、Nb、Si。
In this example, the material of the upper substrate layer 2 is Si○, the material of the covering insulating film 3 is S x 02, the material of the lower electrode 4 is N, b, the material of the tunnel barrier layer 5 is Afl oxide, and the material of the upper electrode is Nb was used as the material of 6, Si was used as the material of the interlayer insulating film 7, and Pb-In alloy was used as the material of the superconducting wiring layer A layer 8.
Instead of these, Si, SiO□
The material of the covering insulating film 3 is Si, S'i0, etc., and the material of the lower electrode 4 is NbN, Pb alloy, MoN, Nb, Si.

Nb、AQ等、トンネル障壁層5の材料にMgO。MgO is used as the material for the tunnel barrier layer 5, such as Nb and AQ.

Si、SiO2等、上部電極6の材料にNbN。NbN is used as the material for the upper electrode 6, such as Si or SiO2.

pb金合金MoN、Nb、Si、Nb、AQ等、層間絶
縁膜7の材料にSi○、Sin、等、超電4配m!!1
8 ノ材料ニN b 、 N b N、 M o N。
PB gold alloy MoN, Nb, Si, Nb, AQ, etc., the material of the interlayer insulating film 7 is Si○, Sin, etc., superelectric 4 m! ! 1
8 Materials d N b , N b N, M o N.

Nb、Si、Nb、AQ等を用いてもよい。Nb, Si, Nb, AQ, etc. may also be used.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明によれば、ジョセフソン接合素子の下部電極に用
いる超電導薄膜を内部応力の少ない状態で堆積しトンネ
ル障壁層に悪影響を及ぼさないようにするという利点を
そのまま生かしつつ、従来構造のジョセフソン接合素子
の欠点であった下部電極の2つの超電導薄膜間の超電導
コンタクトの問題や係る2つの超電導薄膜の薄膜界面に
存在する不純物の拡散の問題を解決し、高品質な下部電
極及びトンネル障壁層を有し熱的安定性も大きいジョセ
フソン接合素子を得ることができる。
According to the present invention, the superconducting thin film used for the lower electrode of the Josephson junction element is deposited in a state with little internal stress and does not adversely affect the tunnel barrier layer. By solving the problem of superconducting contact between the two superconducting thin films of the lower electrode and the diffusion of impurities existing at the thin film interface of the two superconducting thin films, which were drawbacks of the device, we were able to create a high-quality lower electrode and tunnel barrier layer. It is possible to obtain a Josephson junction element with high thermal stability.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の一実施例によるジョセフソン接合素子
の構造を示す断面図、第2図は、従来構造のジョセフソ
ン接合素子の電流−電圧特性の一例を示す。 1・・・基板下部層、2・・・基板上部層、3・・・被
覆用絶縁膜、4・・・下部電極、5・・・トンネル障壁
層、6・・・上部電極、7・・・層間絶縁膜、8・・・
超電導配線層。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of a Josephson junction device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an example of current-voltage characteristics of a Josephson junction device having a conventional structure. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Lower substrate layer, 2... Upper substrate layer, 3... Insulating film for coating, 4... Lower electrode, 5... Tunnel barrier layer, 6... Upper electrode, 7...・Interlayer insulating film, 8...
Superconducting wiring layer.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1、凸状の段差を有する絶縁性基板と、前記段差の上部
に形成された第1の超電導体層と、前記第1の超電導体
層上に形成されたトンネル障壁層と、前記トンネル障壁
層上に形成された第2の超電導体層とを少なくとも有す
ることを特徴とするジョセフソン接合素子。
1. An insulating substrate having a convex step, a first superconductor layer formed on the top of the step, a tunnel barrier layer formed on the first superconductor layer, and the tunnel barrier layer. a second superconductor layer formed thereon.
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