Researchers developed a high-throughput workflow that combined cryogenic spectroscopy, automated statistical analysis, and scanning transmission electron microscopy to link fabrication conditions and ...

The Josephson junction is one of the most important elements in turning quantum phenomena into usable technology. A new RMIT study establishes a theoretical framework for new optical experimentation ...

A research group at the NIMS (Sukekatsu Ushioda, president) International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA, Masakazu Aono, director), consisting of post-doctoral researcher Shunsuke ...

Separate two superconductors with a thin layer of material and something strange happens. Their superconductivity — a property driven by paired electrons that allows electricity to flow without energy ...

Josephson junctions are quantum mechanical devices consisting of two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier. They are named after Brian Josephson, who predicted their unique properties ...

The combination of the Josephson effect and topological order provides a testing ground for the emergence of Majorana fermions in solid-state systems. The combination of symmetry breaking effects, ...

Scanning-electron-microscope image of part of the SQUID device used to measure the thermal Josephson effect. (Courtesy: Francesco Giazotto and María José Martínez-Pérez) The thermal Josephson effect, ...

An ultra-fast switching technology that uses superconductor materials. Used to build the qubits in quantum computers, Josephson junctions operate in near-absolute zero (minus 273 Celsius; minus 460 ...