摘要:
Superconducting transition metal oxide films are provided which exhibit very high onsets of superconductivity and superconductivity at temperatures in excess of 40K. These films are produced by vapour deposition processes using pure metal sources for the metals in the superconducting composition, where the metals include multi-valent nonmagnetic transition metals, rare earth elements, and/or rare earth-like alkaline earth elements. The substrate is exposed to oxygen during vapour deposition and, offer formation of the film, ambient followed by at least one annealing step in an oxygen ambient and slow cooling over several hours to room temperature. The substrates chosen are not critical as long as they are not adversely reactive with the superconducting oxide film. Transition metals include Cu, Ni, Ti, and V, while the rare earth-like elements include Y, Ca, Ba, and Sr.
摘要:
In a Field Effect Transistor (FET) the use of a high T c oxide superconductor material in the gate electrode (8) provides both control of parasitic resistance and capacitance and a proper work function when operated at a temperature below the T c . The 1-2-3 compound oxide superconductors with the general formula Y 1 Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7-y where y is approximately 0.1 have the ability in use in FET's to provide convenient work functions, low resistance and capacitance, and to withstand temperatures encountered in processing as the FET is being manufactured.
摘要:
In a Field Effect Transistor (FET) the use of a high T c oxide superconductor material in the gate electrode (8) provides both control of parasitic resistance and capacitance and a proper work function when operated at a temperature below the T c . The 1-2-3 compound oxide superconductors with the general formula Y 1 Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7-y where y is approximately 0.1 have the ability in use in FET's to provide convenient work functions, low resistance and capacitance, and to withstand temperatures encountered in processing as the FET is being manufactured.
摘要:
A neural network utilizing the threshold characteristics of a semiconductor device as the various memory elements of the network. Each memory element comprises a complementary pair of MOSFETs in which the threshold voltage is adjusted as a function of the input voltage to the element. The network is able to learn by example using a local learning algorithm. The network includes a series of output amplifiers in which the output is provided by the sum of the outputs of a series of learning elements coupled to the amplifier. The output of each learning element is the difference between the input signal to each learning element and an individual learning threshold at each input. The learning is accomplished by charge trapping in the insulator of each individual input MOSFET pair. The thresholds of each transistor automatically adjust to both the input and output voltages to learn the desired state. After input patterns have been learned by the network, the learning function is set to zero so that the thresholds remain constant and the network will come to an equilibrium state under the influence of a test input pattern thereby providing, as an output, the learned pattern most closely resembling the test input pattern.
摘要:
A superconducting device operable at temperatures in excess of 30oK and a method for making the device are described. A representative device is an essentially coplanar SQUID device (10, 56A, 56B, 58A, 58B) formed in a single layer (12) of high-T c superconducting material, the SQUID device (10, 56A, 56B, 58A, 58B) being operable at temperatures in excess of 60 K. High energy beams (34), for example ion beams, are used to convert selected portions (30) of the high-T c superconductor layer (12) to nonsuperconducting properties so that the material now has both, superconducting regions (20A, 20B) and nonsuperconducting regions (30). In this manner a superconducting loop (16A, 16B, 20A, 20B) having superconducting weak links (16A, 16B) can be formed to comprise the SQUID device.