Density-dependent critical currents in quantum-well-coupled weak links.

Autor: Eckhause, T. A., Lehnert, K., Correa, J. S., Jorstad, R. J., Gwinn, E. G., Thomas, Mason
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 10/21/2002, Vol. 81 Issue 17, p3203, 3p, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: We investigate a Josephson field-effect transistor in which the electron gas in an InAs quantum well serves as the weak link between superconducting Nb electrodes. We modulate the density N[sub s], of electrons and the critical current I[sub c] in the weak link by applying a voltage to an insulated gate. Measurements of the dependence of I[sub c] on N[sub s], are in good agreement with a model in which each occupied subband of the InAs quantum well makes an independent contribution to I[sub c]. Inclusion of the nonparabolic band structure in InAs is crucial to this agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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