Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2001-10-18
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
4 pages. presented at Low Temperature Detectors-9
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1457595
A 6x6 array of symmetrical V/Al/AlOx/Al/V Superconducting Tunnel Junctions (STJs) was fabricated. The base electrode is a high quality epitaxial film with a residual resistance ratio (RRR) of ~30. The top film is polycrystalline with an RRR of ~10. The leakage currents of the 25x25 mm^2 junctions are of the order of 0.5 pA/mm^2 at a bias voltage of 100 mV, which corresponds to a dynamical resistance of ~ 3 10^5 ohms. When the array was illuminated by 6 keV X-ray photons from a 55Fe radioactive source the single photon charge output was found to be low and strongly dependent on the temperature of the devices. This temperature dependence at X-ray energies can be explained by the existence of a very large number of quasiparticle (QP) traps in the Vanadium. QPs are confined in these traps, having a lower energy gap than the surrounding material, and are therefore not available for tunneling. The number of traps can be derived from the energy dependence of the responsivity of the devices (charge output per electron volt of photon input energy).
Brammertz Guy
Hartog den R.
Kozorezov Alexander
Peacock Aaron
Rando Nicola
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