• DocumentCode
    1122245
  • Title

    Electron transport in niobium-silicon-niobium structures

  • Author

    Heslinga, D.R. ; van Huffelen, W.M. ; Klapwijk, T.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Groningen Univ., Netherlands
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3264
  • Lastpage
    3267
  • Abstract
    A model for the voltage-carrying state of semiconductor coupled superconducting weak links is presented. Characteristic elements are the Schottky barrier at the interface and a nonequilibrium population of states in the semiconductor. Experimental results of several Nb-Si-Nb structures are shown to be partial agreement with the model. Deviations are thought to be caused by neglect of multiple Andreev reflections
  • Keywords
    Schottky effect; elemental semiconductors; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; niobium; silicon; superconducting junction devices; type II superconductors; Nb-Si-Nb; Schottky barrier; multiple Andreev reflections; nonequilibrium population; semiconductor coupled superconducting weak links; voltage-carrying state; Context modeling; Electrodes; Electrons; Josephson junctions; Physics; Schottky barriers; Silicon compounds; Superconducting logic circuits; Tunneling; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.133908
  • Filename
    133908