TY - JOUR AU - Weides, M. AU - Schindler, C. AU - Kohlstedt, H. TI - Low T_c Josephson junctions with tailored barrier JO - Journal of applied physics VL - 101 SN - 0021-8979 CY - Melville, NY PB - American Institute of Physics M1 - PreJuSER-56184 SP - 063902 PY - 2007 N1 - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012 AB - Nb/Al2O3/Ni0.6Cu0.4/Nb based superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor Josephson tunnel junctions with a thickness step in the metallic ferromagnetic Ni0.6Cu0.4 interlayer were fabricated. The step was defined by optical lithography and controlled etching. The step height is on the scale of a few angstroms. Experimentally determined junction parameters by current-voltage characteristics and Fraunhofer pattern indicate uniform ferromagnetic layer thicknesses and the same interface transparencies for etched and nonetched F layers. This technique could be used to tailor low-T-c Josephson junctions having controlled critical current densities at defined parts of the junction area, as needed for tunable resonators, magnetic-field driven electronics, or phase modulated devices. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics. KW - J (WoSType) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000245317700088 DO - DOI:10.1063/1.2655487 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/56184 ER -