Complete stabilization and improvement of the characteristics of tunnel junctions by thermal annealing
P. J. Koppinen, L. M. Väistö, I. J. Maasilta
Abstract
We have observed that submicron sized Al--AlOx--Al tunnel junctions can be stabilized completely by annealing them in vacuum at temperatures between 350C and 450C. In addition, low temperature characterization of the samples after the annealing treatment showed a marked improvement of the tunneling characteristics due to disappearance of unwanted resonances in the current. Charging energy, tunneling resistance, barrier thickness and height all increase after the treatment. The superconducting gap is not affected, but supercurrent is reduced in accordance with the increase of tunneling resistance.
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