Switching current distributions in InAs nanowire Josephson junctions
arXiv:1605.03252 · doi:10.3938/jkps.69.349
Abstract
We report on the switching current distributions in nano-hybrid Josephson junctions made of InAs semiconductor nanowires. Temperature dependence of the switching current distribution can be understood by motion of Josephson phase particle escaping from a tilted washboard potential, fitted well to the macroscopic quantum tunneling, thermal activation and phase diffusion models, depending on temperature. Application of gate voltage to tune the Josephson coupling strength enables us to adjust the effective temperature for the escaping process, which would be promising for developing gate-tunable superconducting phase qubits.
Accepted in Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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