Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-06-12
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 28, 1026 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
We investigate a wafer scale tunnel junction fabrication method, where a plasma etched via through a dielectric layer covering bottom Al electrode defines the tunnel junction area. The ex-situ tunnel barrier is formed by oxidation of the bottom electrode in the junction area. Room temperature resistance mapping over a 150 mm wafer give local deviation values of the tunnel junction resistance that fall below 7.5 % with an average of 1.3 %. The deviation is further investigated by sub-1 K measurements of a device, which has one tunnel junction connected to four arrays consisting of N junctions (N = 41, junction diameter 700 nm). The differential conductance is measured in single-junction and array Coulomb blockade thermometer operation modes. By fitting the experimental data to the theoretical models we found an upper limit for the local tunnel junction resistance deviation of ~5 % for the array of 2N+1 junctions. This value is of the same order as the minimum detectable deviation defined by the accuracy of our experimental setup.
Enouz-Vedrenne Shaïma
Gunnarsson David
Kivioja Jani M.
Meschke Matthias
Pekola Jukka P.
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