Date of Award

Spring 1969

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program/Concentration

Electrical Engineering

Committee Director

Preston B. Johnson

Committee Member

Donald R. Shurtleff

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.E55K67

Abstract

The information presented in this paper is the result of research conducted toward the development. of a reproducible thin-film superconducting junction. The results of this experimentation and the equipment and procedures used are provided.

A qualitative explanation is given for the theory used in the derivation of the volt-ampere characteristics of thin-film superconducting junctions of metal-insulator- metal construction. This explanation entails the electron flow through the insulating layer through the use of the Fermi-Dirac and density of states functions.

The theoretical investigation is based on the BCS Theory and results in volt-ampere characteristics that agree very well with published experimental values, however, no direct verification was obtained.

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DOI

10.25777/emnn-ym46

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