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- the present invention relates to superconducting elements used for switches, memories, SQUIDs, electromagnetic wave detectors, pressure standards, and the like.
- the basic structure of the superconducting element is generally composed of two superconducting electrodes and a connecting body connecting them, which is a two-terminal superconducting element. And three-terminal superconducting elements.
- an insulator, a semiconductor, and a normal conductor are used as the coupling body, but a superconducting material may be used in some cases.
- a superconducting material may be used in some cases.
- the operating temperature of the element is often set to a temperature much higher than the critical temperature of the material. And the material was often used as a perfect normal conductor.
- the superconducting material is in superconducting state by applying a signal voltage to the control electrode attached to the coupling.
- This is a conventional example of a three-terminal superconducting element that modulates the current flowing between the electrodes.
- the combined body also functions as the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- the first and second superconducting electrodes and the composite are made of the same superconducting material.
- the temperature difference between the Tc onset (the temperature at which superconductivity starts) and TcO (the temperature at which the electrical resistance reaches zero) is defined by the large difference between the Tc onset (the temperature at which superconductivity starts) and This is a conventional example of a three-terminal superconducting element composed of a superconducting material and operated at a temperature between Tc onset and c0.
- the coupling body is not formed into an ultra-thin film or an ultra-fine pattern of less than 100 ⁇ .
- the function was not fully exhibited.
- the length of the length of the remarkable appearance of the tunnel effect or the proximity effect depends on the material used in the conventional superconducting element and the operating environment. This is because the number is less than 100 nm.
- the proximity effect it is generally said that the penetration length is closely related to the coherence length of the conjugate, and that both are approximately the same length. You.
- the coherence length of oxide high-temperature superconductors is shorter than that of metal superconductors and is several nm or less. Therefore, especially in the case of a superconducting element using the proximity effect of an oxide high-temperature superconductor, it is necessary to reduce the size of the coupling body to several II m or less. Sizing a channel to this degree is important from the standpoint of thin film formation technology or photolithography technology. It is a difficult technology. In addition, in the case of a three-terminal superconducting element in which a control electrode is attached to the assembly, the size of the channel is restricted without changing the size of the control electrode. Difficulties are likely to increase as a result of restricting the territory.
- the size of a complex is restricted to less than 10 O nm or less than a few nm. This is a major negative factor in terms of child manufacturing yield, reliability, and reproducibility and uniformity of characteristics.
- the size of the conjugate is more severely restricted due to the reasons already described, and the higher the temperature, the higher the temperature. This is a serious drawback in that it does not take advantage of the advantages of having an ambient temperature.
- the channel is used in the resistive superconducting state because the channel is used in the superconducting state. It is necessary to apply a non-zero voltage, and there is a drawback that the superconducting current, which is an advantage of superconducting elements, cannot be used.
- superconducting materials having a large temperature difference between the Tc onset and Tc0 are of low quality from the viewpoint of material technology, and have high reliability and reliability. Poor qualitative and not practical.
- the present invention solves such a problem, and there are few restrictions on thin film thickness and pattern rule, so that manufacturing is difficult. Easy and yield A superconducting element that has high reliability and can be composed of a high-quality superconducting material and that can use superconducting current flowing at zero voltage. It is one that brings together.
- the present invention provides a superconducting element having good switching characteristics in addition to the above, particularly for a three-terminal superconducting element. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention relates to a 'superconducting element' comprising a first superconducting electrode, a second superconducting electrode, and a connecting body for connecting the first and second superconducting electrodes, and the connecting body is made of a superconducting material.
- the superconducting state weaker than the first and second superconducting electrodes or a normal conducting state close to the superconducting state is used for the coupling body. This results in less restrictions on thin film thickness and pattern rules, easier manufacturing, higher yield and reliability, and bonding.
- a superconducting element can be obtained in which the body can be composed of a high-quality superconducting material and a superconducting current flowing at 0 voltage can be used.
- a control electrode adjacent to the combined body and using the combined body as a channel, a three-terminal superconducting element having good switching characteristics can be obtained. can get.
- the combined A method for lowering the critical temperature below the critical temperatures of the first and second superconducting electrodes, and the carrier density of the combined zirconia to be greater than the carrier densities of the first and second superconducting electrodes is made smaller than the size of the pair potential of the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- the coupling body, the first superconducting electrode, and the second superconducting electrode are made of an oxide superconducting material, and the carrier density of the coupling body is 101 S 1 : L 0 2 a / cm 3 .
- selecting a combination of materials that makes the crystal structure of the combination different from that of the first and second superconductor electrodes, and reducing the operating temperature By setting the critical temperature of the joint within the temperature range of 5 K, the switching characteristics and reliability are further improved.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective sectional view of the two-terminal superconducting element of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows the temperature characteristics of the specific resistance of the superconductor used in the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the I / V characteristics of a two-terminal superconducting element.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the distance d between the first and second superconducting electrodes and the critical current Ic.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective sectional view of a three-terminal superconducting element of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the control electrode voltage dependence of the IZV characteristic in a three-terminal superconducting element.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the operating temperature T and the critical current Ic flowing between the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the operating temperature T and the switching ratio.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective cross-sectional view of a three-terminal superconducting element by a method of making a difference in carrier density.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective sectional view of a two-terminal superconducting element.
- the superconducting element is formed on a substrate 1 and is composed of a combination 2, a first superconducting electrode 3, and a second superconducting electrode 4.
- the symbol d in FIG. 1 indicates the distance between the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- the substrate 1 is S r T i O s single crystal, conjugate 2 YB a 2 C u 3 O 7 - x (0. 2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0. 5), Mr. Su a first superconducting electrode 3 Te second superconducting electrode 4 YB a 2 C u 30 7 -, Ru Oh in (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0. 2) .
- This superconducting element is described as follows.
- Molecular Beam E ita (MBE) on substrate 1 Is used to form YB a 2 Cu 3 O 7 -x (0.2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.5), which becomes Conjugate 2, with a film thickness of about 100 nm, and 1 you a film thickness of the superconducting electrodes 3 that Do with your and second superconducting electrodes 4 YB a 2 C u 3 ⁇ 7 (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0. 2) about 1 0 0 nm.
- the film formation is carried out at the same time as the film formation by introducing activated oxygen by using an Electron plasma generator (ECRctron). Then, patterning is performed to obtain a two-terminal superconducting element having the structure shown in Fig. 1.
- ECRctron Electron plasma generator
- the control of the degree of oxidation indicated by the fingers X and y is controlled by the gas pressure and flow rate of oxygen and the amount of activated oxygen by the ECR plasma generator. It can be adjusted by adjusting the evaporation rate or by adjusting the deposition rate: 0.2 x 0.5 and Oy 0.2 YB as C us OT - x 7 0 Ri Do in K class of superconductors, or YB a 2 C u 3 0 7 - y is Ni would Yo this ing in superconductors of 9 0 K class.
- the reason that the critical temperature can be controlled by controlling the oxidation degree is that the physical properties of the oxide superconductor are essentially related to the oxygen dope.
- the critical temperature will be a medium temperature between 70 K and 90 K, and X will be near 0.5. In some cases, the failure temperature is less than 70 K Further, if the index of the degree of oxidation is made smaller than 0.5, the critical temperature decreases, and finally, the superconductivity is not exhibited.
- the indices X and y should be 0.25 ⁇ More preferably, x ⁇ 0.4 and 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.15 In this embodiment, the same applies to the combination and the first and second superconducting junctions.
- FIG. 2 shows the temperature characteristics of the specific resistance of the superconductor used in the present invention.
- the characteristic indicated by a in FIG. 2 is the temperature characteristic of the specific resistance of the conjugate, and the characteristic indicated by b is the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- the temperature difference between the Tc onset and Tc0 of the composite and the first and second superconducting electrodes is less than several K. You. This temperature difference is a small value for an oxide superconductor, indicating that both are good quality superconducting thin films.
- the operating temperature is 5
- the I / V characteristics between the first and second superconducting electrodes at 0, 60 and 77 K were measured.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of I / V characteristics of a two-terminal superconducting element.
- the symbol I c in FIG. 3 indicates a critical current. In the current region from —I c to + I c, a superconducting current of zero voltage flows, and thereafter. A voltage is generated in the outer current area. That is, the IV characteristics shown in FIG.
- Figure 4 which shows the characteristic of the R esistie 1 shunted junction (RSJ), shows the relationship between the distance d between the first and second superconducting electrodes and the critical flow Ic. It is a figure. As shown in Fig. 4, when the operating temperature is lower than the critical temperature of the composite, 70 K, the zero voltage of all samples is exceeded. A characteristic with a conducting current is obtained, and even when the operating temperature is 77 K, which is a temperature higher than the critical temperature of the composite, 70 K, d is 3 For samples smaller than 00 nm, zero A characteristic having a superconducting current with voltage can be obtained.
- RSJ R esistie 1 shunted junction
- d is, for example, about 30 at 50 K operation. 0 nm, and about 77 nm at 77 K operation. These values of d are readily achievable with existing photolithography or are of a size that can be tuned without technical difficulties. You.
- the RSJ characteristics were obtained for all the materials, and the operating temperature was higher than the critical temperature of the coupling body.
- the RSJ characteristics were obtained for a sample with a relatively large value of d that could be patterned by photolithography. The reasons are as follows.
- the superconductor consisting of YB as Cu Or- x (0.2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.5) is in a superconducting state at this operating temperature.
- its critical current density is smaller than the critical current densities of the first and second superconducting electrodes consisting of YB a 2 Cu 3 O T - y (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.2).
- the first case is when a current that is slightly larger than the critical current of the coupling body flows, and the second case is when a larger current than the first case flows. You. In the first case, the first and second superconducting electrodes are adjacent to each other, although the superconducting state must be broken in the combined unit. The superconducting state of the coupled body is maintained due to the proximity effect by.
- a superconducting current flows in the same way as when a current smaller than the critical current of the coupling body flows.
- the region of superconducting current corresponding to the first case is limited to a narrow range because d is much longer than the length where the proximity effect works effectively.
- the superconducting state of the conjugate is completely broken, and a voltage is generated between the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- the superconducting current flows up to the critical current Ic, and the voltage occurs at a current higher than the critical current Ic. It can be explained that was obtained.
- I c is strictly speaking, a value larger than the critical current of the conjugate alone.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the three-terminal superconducting element of the present invention.
- the conductive element is composed of a substrate 1, a combined body 2, a first superconducting electrode 3, a second superconducting electrode 4, a dielectric 5, and a control electrode 6.
- the level at interval d is exactly the same as the level shown in Table 1.
- the IZV characteristic of the current flowing between the first and second superconducting electrodes is controlled by the voltage applied to the control electrode, and the current is varied.
- the modulation characteristics were measured at operating temperatures of 50, 60 and 77 K for each sample.
- Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of the control electrode voltage dependence of the I / V characteristics in a three-terminal superconducting device. Symbol V G in the figure it is shown a control electrode voltage. As shown in FIG. 6, the IZV characteristics can be controlled by the voltage applied to the control electrode.
- the critical current decreases as the control electrode voltage increases as its value increases, and increases as its absolute value increases as the control electrode voltage becomes negative. I do.
- a binder having a critical temperature of 70 K class was used, but the critical temperature of the binder can be controlled by adjusting the oxygen content: X. Therefore, we prepared samples using the binder with several critical temperatures of 60 K to 70 K and evaluated the dependence of IZV characteristics on the control electrode voltage. Thus, the IZV characteristics could be controlled by the voltage applied to the control electrode.
- the present invention is applied to such a three-terminal superconducting element, there is an advantage in that the area for mounting the control electrode can be widened and the manufacturing becomes easy. You.
- the film thickness of the composite is made thinner than the film thickness of the first and second superconducting electrodes, and the film thickness of the composite is obtained. From 50 to: I 50 nm, and the film thickness of the first and second superconducting electrodes was 5 to 10 O nm.
- the critical temperature of the composite is 70 K.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between a critical current IC flowing between the operating temperature ⁇ and the first and second superconducting electrodes. As shown in Figure 7, the operating temperature is less than about 75 ⁇ , that is, less than about 5 ⁇ higher than the critical temperature of the composite, 70 ⁇ .
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the operating temperature ⁇ and the switching ratio.
- the switching ratio is defined by the ratio of the maximum critical current and the minimum critical current that can be controlled by the control electrode voltage. As shown in Fig.
- the operating temperature is set to the critical temperature of the coupling body ⁇ 5 or more preferably ⁇ 3 mm, the manufacturing is easy and the electrical characteristics are good. Thus, a superconducting element can be obtained.
- the critical temperature of the coupling ⁇ the critical current is large, so it is suitable for the field that requires the large flow, and vice versa. Suitable for fields that require a high switching ratio.
- the thickness of the binder is 50 5: L50 nm.
- a similar operation temperature optimization experiment was performed by fabricating the first and second superconducting electrodes with a thickness of 5 to 100 nm.
- good electrical characteristics were obtained when the operating temperature was set within the critical temperature range of 5 K for the composite.
- the lower the critical temperature of the coupling body the larger the switching ratio becomes.
- the result is that the switching characteristics are improved as the difference between the critical temperature of the first and second superconducting electrodes and the critical temperature of the coupling increases. Result.
- the reason why such a large switching ratio that the operating temperature is close to the critical temperature of the coupling body in the temperature range below the critical temperature of the coupling body was obtained is as follows. is there.
- the first reason is that as the temperature increases, the carrier density of the composite decreases.
- Switching control is based on the fact that the dielectric is polarized by the applied voltage, and as a result, the carrier number of the coupling is modulated. Therefore, even when modulating the same number of carriers, the smaller the total number of carriers, the larger the modulation ratio, in other words, the greater the switching ratio. You. Because of this, the carrier concentration of the oxide superconductor is lower than that of the metal superconductor. Therefore, the oxide superconductor is used as the binder.
- the second reason is that the superconducting state of the coupled body is -Strengthened by penetration of superconducting state from first and second superconducting electrodes, but the degree of the strengthening is lower at lower temperatures. It becomes bigger as it becomes.
- the superconducting state of the composite is strengthened, it becomes less susceptible to modulation, and as a result, the switching ratio decreases. . Since the strength of the superconducting state corresponds to the degree of superconducting carrier density, in the meaning, the first reason and the second reason are interchangeable. Are involved in
- the critical temperatures of the first and second superconducting electrodes are higher than those of the composite. ing.
- the composite has a weaker superconducting state than the first and second superconducting electrodes.
- a normal conduction state close to the superconducting state is obtained.
- the critical temperature of the first and second superconducting electrodes is the same as that of the composite, what disadvantages will arise. I would like to talk about it.
- the critical temperature of the first and second superconducting electrodes is the same as that of the composite, the first temperature will be exceeded if the operating temperature is higher than the critical temperature. Since the second superconducting electrode is no longer in a superconducting state, it loses its meaning as a superconducting element. On the other hand, if the operating temperature is lower than the critical temperature, the difference between the working temperature and the critical temperature is so small that only the bonded body can be seen. The superconducting state of the first and second superconducting electrodes is also weakened, and there is no part of the strong superconducting state that supports the state. Therefore, the superconducting state is destroyed by a slight disturbance from the outside. In other words, it becomes a superconducting element with a high probability of a malfunction and a low reliability. As described above, the fact that the critical temperatures of the first and second superconducting electrodes are higher than that of the binder has an important role.
- the composite In the case where the operating temperature is lower than the critical temperature of the composite, the composite is placed in a superconducting state weaker than the first and second superconducting electrodes. In the case of a higher operating temperature, the normal conduction state close to the superconducting state may be achieved by a method other than the first and second superconducting methods described above. Pair potential of conductive electrode Shi catcher Le paired Po Te down sheet catcher Saotsu Le Keru method of conjugate and a key Ya Li catcher density of the first contact good Pi second superconducting electrodes a difference in key Ya Li catcher density of the conjugate There is a way to attach. The following describes these methods.
- the basic structure of the two-terminal superconducting element based on the method of making a difference in pair potential is the same as the structure of the two-terminal superconducting element shown in Fig. 1.
- the substrate S r T i O s single crystal
- the conjugate Y 0. 87 P ra.! 3 B a 2 C u 3 0 T - x or et of that low Po Te down sheet catcher Le superconductor
- a first contact and a second superconducting electrode and its is YB ae C us O T- y or al ne High-potential superconductor.
- the thickness of the low-potential superconductor which is a coupling body, is 5 to 100 ⁇ , and the first and second superconducting electrodes are formed.
- the thickness of the high-potential superconductor is 50 to 150 nm.
- the manufacturing method of the present superconducting element is as follows. Low Po Te emissions that Do the coupling member 2 have use a MBE on the substrate 1 sheet catcher Le superconductor Y 0 87 P r e 1 3 ⁇ a 2 C u 3 0 7 -.. X contact and the first greater high Po Te emissions that Do and second superconducting electrodes 4 conductive electrode 3 Contact good beauty shea catcher Le superconductor YB a 2 C u 3 0 7 - you continuous film form Li. Oxidation of the thin film using a metal material as the deposition material is performed by introducing active oxygen using an ECE plasma generator during the film formation.
- the critical temperatures of the low-potential superconductor and the high-potential superconductor obtained in this way were 72 K and 90 K, respectively. .
- the critical temperature of the low-potential superconductor can be adjusted by adjusting the Y site and the amount of Prg conversion, and the criticality increases as the amount of g conversion decreases. As the amount of S-exchange increases, the eyelash boundary temperature decreases. Since the lattice constants of these two types of superconductors are almost the same, it is advantageous from the viewpoint of thin film epitaxial growth technology.
- etching is performed by photolithography. A two-terminal superconducting device with the structure shown in Fig. 1 is obtained. Although not shown, a protective film is formed on the surface except for the removed electrode to prevent deterioration.
- the I / V characteristics of the obtained superconducting element were measured. Hunting ⁇ ⁇ Observed. The measured temperature was 70 K, and the cooling was performed by a Solpay refrigerator. The distance d between the first and second superconducting conductive poles was varied from 200 nm to 900 nm and the I / V characteristics were investigated, but none of the RSJs were clear. The characteristics were shown.
- the structure of the three-terminal superconducting element by the method of making a difference in pair potential is the same as the structure of the three-terminal superconducting element shown in Fig. 5. It is like.
- the materials and manufacturing methods for the substrate, low-potential superconductor, and high-potential superconductor differ from the paired potential described above. They are exactly the same as those of the two-terminal superconducting element by the method of connection.
- the dependence of the IZV characteristic of this superconductor element on the control electrode voltage is similar to the characteristic shown in Fig. 6, and the IZV characteristic is applied to the control electrode. In fact, it can be seen that pressure can be controlled. The reason why such control can be performed is that the dielectric 4 is polarized by the impressed voltage, and as a result, the low potential superconductor 2 Carriers may be modulated. When an oxide superconductor is used as the low-potential superconductor, the carrier of the oxide superconductor is less than that of the metal superconductor. Therefore, it is convenient because a large modulation is possible.
- the pair potential of the first and second superconducting electrodes is higher than that of the composite, so the superconducting state of the composite is obtained. Since the state becomes stable, a superconducting element that is strong against disturbances such as thermal noise can be obtained. In addition, the switching time is high because the CR time constant can be held down.
- Table 2 shows the switches of a superconducting element (comparative example) in which the present superconducting element, the first and second superconducting electrodes, and the composite were formed with the same superconducting material. Indicates the ching ratio.
- the critical temperature of the superconductor in the comparative example is 90 K.
- the superconductors forming the combination with the first and second superconducting electrodes are composed of superconductors of different paired potentials. The switching ratio is increased by combining and lowering the pair potential of the conjugate. In other words, it becomes a stable superconducting element with high controllability.
- the present invention is applied to such a three-terminal device, and a plurality of control electrodes are formed, a versatile application such as a dual-type transistor is possible.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective cross-sectional view of a three-terminal superconducting element by a method for differentiating the carrier density.
- the superconducting element is composed of a substrate 1, a combination 2, a first superconducting electrode 3, a second superconducting electrode 4, a dielectric 5, and a control electrode 6.
- the film thickness is 5 ⁇ 1 0 nm of L a 2 - obtain x S r x C u 0 4 system superconductors formed Pas Turn-D in g to conjugate 2.
- conjugate 2 holes are introduced by replacing a part of the ternary La with a divalent Sr. Therefore, by adjusting the value of X, the carrier density can be adjusted. Table 3 shows the carrier density of the sample for which X was adjusted. The carrier density was calculated from the measurement results of the Hall effect of the obtained film.
- a superconducting element is produced by the above process, and the superconducting element is produced.
- the switching ratio was examined. Table 4 shows the results together with comparative examples in which the carrier density is not an appropriate value.
- the measurement temperature is 3 K lower than the critical temperature of the channel superconductor.
- Comparative Example 5 is a sample having the highest critical temperature.
- the evaluations listed in Table 4 were based on the following criteria. The value of the switching ratio applicable to practical use was assumed to be 20 or more, and that value was set as the target value. If the switching ratio is equal to or higher than the target value, it is determined to be good J, and if the switching ratio is particularly higher than 30, it is determined that the switching ratio is very good. 1 "Excellent.” In addition, when the switching ratio was 20 or less, it was basically determined to be “impossible”, but when the switching ratio was close to 20, it was “acceptable”.
- the carrier density of the conjugate 2 must be kept within a certain range, and the carrier density The range is between 10 13 and 1 O 20 Z cm 3, more preferably between 1 X 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ and 9 X 10 2 B Z cm 3 You. ⁇
- the range is between 10 13 and 1 O 20 Z cm 3, more preferably between 1 X 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ and 9 X 10 2 B Z cm 3
- the evaluation of the switching ratio is “impossible” when the carrier density is smaller than about 210 ls Zcm 3 .
- the switching characteristic can be secured if the value is about 2 ⁇ 10 19 / cm 3 or more in the unit of 10 13 Z cm 3 .
- the lowering of the switching ratio is due to the fact that the switching characteristic is changed from the superconducting carrier modulation to the K effect to the proximity effect to the E effect, and the degree of freedom of the size is increased. It can be said that the brood between the first superconducting electrode 3 and the second superconducting electrode 4 is being lost.
- the carrier density of the superconducting element is adjusted by changing the composition ratio of the coupling body 2, so that it is extremely easy and not to add a new process. Wear.
- a three-terminal superconducting element by the method of differentiating the carrier density is another example of a child.
- the present superconductive element is previous example and different name Ru point, N d B a 2 C u 3 0 7 First Contact good beauty second superconducting electrodes - have use a Li-based superconductor conductors, To adjust the carrier density of the composite, replace Nd, which is a trivalent element, with Pr, which takes tetravalent elements, to obtain Nd! - P rx B az C u 3 ⁇ 7 - v Ru Oh in and the child who was use the system superconductor conductors. Table 5 shows the carrier density of the manufactured samples.
- Pr is the same rare earth element as Nd, which has similar characteristics, and the ion diameter is close because the ion radius is close. This is because the adjustment of the carrier density can be controlled by minimizing the size of the carrier. Depending on the combination of superconducting constituent elements, some substitution elements can be selected, but the critical temperature of the superconductor is known to be larger than the lattice constant. It is necessary to take into account the extreme left and right points.
- N d B aa C u 3 0 7 - Li-based superconductors of key Ya Li catcher density is of adjust other control the amount of oxygen in your be Ru how is also Ru Oh at possible key ya this This is suitable for controlling the density of the carrier precisely.
- the switching ratio of the obtained superconducting element was examined. The results are shown in Table 6 together with comparative examples where the carrier density is not an appropriate value.
- Comparative Example 5 is the sample in which the critical temperature of the conjugate is the highest and the first and second superconducting And the conjugate have the same composition.
- the evaluation criteria shown in Table 6 are the same as those in Table 4.
- the switching ratio of this superconducting element is remarkably improved as compared with the comparative example. According to these results, the carrier density range in which good switching characteristics can be obtained is 10 13 to: L 0 2 B Z cm 3 units, which is preferable.
- Ku is Ru Oh in 3 X 1 O 2 0 6 X 1 0 2 a Z cm 3. Table 6
- a superconductor having a higher carrier density and a higher pair potential (here, the first and second conductors) is provided at both ends of the coupling body.
- the critical temperature of the binder tends to be significantly higher than the critical temperature measured alone. This is thought to be due to the paired potential of the coupled body being pulled up by the surrounding superconductor. Utilizing such characteristics, it is possible to use the combined body at a higher temperature than the type used for the superconducting element alone. In some cases, the binder can be maintained in a superconducting state even when used at a temperature higher than the critical temperature of the binder alone. Also, the connection ⁇ Another characteristic is that the stability and reproducibility of the characteristics are higher than when used in the body.
- the method of substituting the carrier density control with element ratios having different composition ratios and valences is explained using two examples.
- Ce, Tb, Bi, Sb, Pb, T1, Ag, K, Rb, or Cs may be used as the substitution element.
- a method is used in which the site of the Cu—0 bond into which holes or electrons are introduced is directly replaced with another element.
- the substitution element of the Cu site in the electric conductivity has a difference in the binding energy with the oxygen 2p orbital Ti, Zr, H f, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, or Zn can be used.
- these methods may be used in combination.
- superconductive element to cause the first union is either S r T i O s single crystal or we formed the name Ru board on superconductive body YB a 2 C u 4 0 8
- a first compound comprising a superconductor YB a 2 Cu 3 O 7 - y (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.2) which is a crystallographically different superconductor from the above composite
- a second superconducting electrode a dielectric formed on the composite, and a control electrode 5.
- the switching and amplification of this superconducting element changes the carrier density in the composite by the dielectric and the control electrode, and controls the critical electric current value. That's what we do.
- the critical temperatures of the first and second superconducting electrodes and the composite used here were 90 K and 78 K, respectively.
- the superconducting element according to the second combination has a structure similar to that of the superconducting element according to the first combination, and the first and second superconducting electrodes have Bi 2 Sr 2
- the C a 2 C u 3 O w -based superconductor and the combination include BiaSra C a Cu O O, (B B) which are crystallographically different from the first and second superconducting poles. i was partially replaced by Pb).
- Superconducting element that by the third combination is have you the same structure as by that superconducting element to the first combination, YB a 2 C u 30 7 First Contact good beauty second superconducting electrode - a (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0. 2) superconductors, B i 2 S r 2 C aa C u 30 in or conjugates, even if you «conversion part in P b of (B i Oh ).
- a superconducting thin film serving as the first and second superconducting electrodes and a superconducting thin film serving as a combination are formed in the same chamber.
- the superconducting element according to the third combination is formed separately by two MBEs. However, the two MBE units are connected and configured so that they can form films continuously without exposing them to the atmosphere.
- the superconducting elements of the first to third combinations have different crystal structures and have a stable superconducting state.
- the combination of the bodies has significantly improved stability and reliability. This is due to the fact that the factors that fluctuate have been reduced and the effect of the suppression of the egress mouth migration. These values are values that still need to be reduced with improvements, and it is possible to reduce them even further.
- the number of factors of instability is higher in the conventional examples than in the superconducting elements by the first to third combinations as described earlier. Therefore, it is not conceivable that both values would be reversed.
- the superconducting element using the first and second superconducting electrodes and the superconductors which are crystallographically different for the coupling body.
- Ming has described only three-terminal superconducting elements, this method itself can be applied to two-terminal superconducting elements. That is not to say.
- Industrial availability As described above, since the superconducting element according to the present invention is easy to manufacture, it is useful as a superconducting element having high yield and high reliability. When used as a three-terminal superconducting element, the switching characteristics are excellent, so that switching for logic circuits that require high speed and low power consumption is required. Suitable for element.
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