Josephson effect

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The Josephson effect is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which a supercurrent flows between two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier, enabling devices like SQUIDs and superconducting qubits.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Josephson effect canonical 10
DC Josephson effect 3
AC Josephson effect 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf quantum mechanical phenomenon ⓘ
superconductivity phenomenon ⓘ
dependsOn macroscopic quantum phase coherence ⓘ
superconducting energy gap ⓘ
describedIn Ginzburg–Landau theory ⓘ
microscopic tunneling models ⓘ
discoveredBy Brian David Josephson ⓘ
enablesMeasurementOf fundamental constants ⓘ
magnetic flux ⓘ
governedBy Josephson relations ⓘ
linked to: Josephson constant

phase difference of superconducting order parameter ⓘ
hasApplication metrological voltage standards ⓘ
microwave detection ⓘ
ultra-sensitive magnetometry ⓘ
hasConsequence oscillating supercurrent at finite voltage ⓘ
supercurrent at zero voltage ⓘ
hasDiscoveryYear 1962 ⓘ
hasImpactOn development of quantum information processing ⓘ
precision electrical metrology ⓘ
hasKeyQuantity Josephson frequency ⓘ
critical current ⓘ
phase difference ⓘ
hasType AC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect

DC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect
involves Cooper pairs ⓘ
supercurrent ⓘ
namedAfter Brian David Josephson ⓘ
occursBetween two superconductors ⓘ
occursInDevice SIS junction ⓘ
SNS junction ⓘ
tunnel junction ⓘ
weak-link bridge ⓘ
relatedTo BCS theory ⓘ
quantum tunneling ⓘ
superconducting phase difference ⓘ
requires superconducting electrodes ⓘ
weak link ⓘ
requiresCondition temperature below superconducting critical temperature ⓘ
separatedBy thin insulating barrier ⓘ
standardizedBy Josephson constant ⓘ
temperatureDependence critical current decreases with temperature ⓘ
usedIn Josephson junction ⓘ
SQUID ⓘ
quantum computing ⓘ
superconducting electronics ⓘ
superconducting quantum interference device ⓘ
superconducting qubit ⓘ
voltage standard ⓘ

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Giaever tunneling → relatedTo → Josephson effect ⓘ
Brian David Josephson → knownFor → Josephson effect ⓘ
Brian David Josephson → notableIdea → Josephson effect ⓘ
Josephson constant → appearsIn → Josephson effect ⓘ
Josephson constant → relatedEffect → DC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect
Josephson effect → hasType → DC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect
Josephson effect → hasType → AC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect
Brian David Josephson → knownFor → Josephson effect ⓘ
subject linked to: Josephson
Josephson → hasDerivedTerm → Josephson effect ⓘ
K_J → usedIn → Josephson effect ⓘ
K_J → relatedEffect → AC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect
K_J → relatedEffect → DC Josephson effect ⓘ
linked to: Josephson effect
Josephson voltage standard → basedOn → Josephson effect ⓘ
Josephson voltage standard → relatedTo → Josephson effect ⓘ
collective electrodynamics → appliesTo → Josephson effect ⓘ