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 superconducting equivalent of the diode has been realized using Josephson junctions, opening new possibilities for harnessing superconductivity in devices Figure 1: Scanning electron microscopy ...

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 ...

Experiments show Josephson junction-like behavior can arise with only one superconductor, challenging the standard two-superconductor model. (Nanowerk News) Separate two superconductors with a thin ...

An image of a superconducting quantum computer shows several round, flat, golden layers with tubes and wires between them, all encased in a transparent cylinder. The superconducting quantum computer ...

Observation of anomalous Josephson effect in Josephson trijunctions. (Courtesy: L Lu) Researchers at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, say they have found unambiguous ...

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, ...

Depending on the temperature, the flow of current between two reservoirs of superfluid 4 He exhibits phase slippage — a mechanism that creates vortices and leads to energy dissipation — or Josephson ...

This illustration shows how superconductivity from vanadium (yellow) is transformed at the magnesium oxide barrier (green), enabling iron (blue) to form same-spin electron pairs and participate in ...