Coulomb blockade effects in anodized niobium nanostructures
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Coulomb blockade effects in anodised niobium nanostructures
Niobium thin film wires were fabricated using electron beam lithography with a four layer liftoff mask system, and subsequently thinned by anodisation. The resistance along the wire was monitored in situ and trimmed by controlling the anodisation voltage. Depending on the room temperature sheet resistance, samples showed either superconducting or insulating behaviour at low temperatures. A Coul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Superconductor Science and Technology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0953-2048,1361-6668
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/10/9/015