The junction specific capacitance (C s) is an essential parameter in designing tuning
circuitry for superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) mixers. However, our knowledge …

In this paper, we present an investigation of the contribution of quantum susceptance in
capacitance measurements of superconductor-insulator-superconductor tunnel junctions …

Josephson junction devices enable computation of binary data by switching between
superconductive and resistive states. The switching is triggered by a current flowing through …

Modern radio astronomy demands for broadband receiver systems. For SIS mixers, this
translates into objective to employ superconducting tunnel junctions with a very low RnA …

Results are reported for two related projects: the examination of material stability of plasma
oxidized, free energy confined aluminum oxide and the evolution of the electronic structure …

Modern radio astronomy demands for broadband receiver systems. For SIS mixers, this
translates into objective to employsuperconducting tunnel junctions with very low RnA and …

Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) tunnel junctions with the aluminum oxide tunnel barriers
confined between cobalt electrodes exhibit less resistance drift over time than junctions that …

Electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range (~ 100 GHz–10 THz) have proven
their great potential for many applications in science and industry [see eg Federici and …

This paper provides new insight regarding the specific capacitance of Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb SIS
junctions with low RnA product. Employing the direct junction capacitance measurement …