OBSERVATION OF JOSEPHSON SELF-COUPLING IN NB/ALOX/NB TUNNEL-JUNCTIONS

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作者
MAEZAWA, M
AOYAGI, M
NAKAGAWA, H
KUROSAWA, I
TAKADA, S
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[1] Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.9664
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We present the observation of Josephson self-coupling in Nb/AlO(x)/Nb tunnel junctions. In current-voltage characteristics, anomalous subharmonic gap structures were observed; steep current steps and peaks which were sensitive to the magnetic field appeared at the voltages of 2DELTA/3e and 2DELTA/5e. The characteristics of these structures could not be explained by multiparticle tunneling and/or multiple Andreev reflection. We conclude that the structures at 2DELTA/3e and 2DELTA/5e are due to Josephson self-coupling.
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