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 ...

Superconductors, which allow electrical currents to flow without resistance, hold out exciting possibilities for electronics. That’s because superconducting circuits and devices promise to harness a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Modern microwave technology, including the generation, manipulation, and detection of microwaves, plays a vital role in various fields, such as high-frequency integrated circuits, quantum computing, ...

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 ...