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    Dependence of Josephson junction critical current on the deposition rate of YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films
    (American Institute of Physics, 2007) Algül, B. P.; Avcı, İ.; Akram, R.; Bozbey, Ali; Tepe, M.; Abukay, D.
    We have reported the effect of YBa2Cu3O 7-δ (YBCO) thin film deposition rate on the 24 and 30 degree STO bicrystal Josephson junctions critical currents by fabricating series of junctions with different deposition rates. Dependence of YBCO thin film structures on the deposition rate was investigated. We have observed that the critical currents of junctions are strongly affected by the thin film deposition rate.
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    Investigation of the effect of thermal cycling on the device performance of YBa2Cu3O7-δ DC-SQUIDs
    (2007) Avci I.; Algul, B.P.; Bozbey, A.; Akram, R.; Tepe, M.; Abukay, D.
    We investigated the effect of thermal cycling on the operational performance of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) direct current superconducting quantum interference devices (DC-SQUIDs) fabricated onto 24°SrTiO3 (STO) bicrystal substrates. The devices under investigation consist of directly coupled DC-SQUID magnetometer configurations. Thin films having 200nm thicknesses were deposited by dc-magnetron sputtering and device patterns were made by a standard lithography process and chemical etching. The SQUIDs having 4νm-wide grain boundary Josephson junctions (GBJJs) were characterized by means of critical currents, peak-to-peak output voltages and noise levels, depending on the thermal cycles. In order to achieve a protective layer for the junctions against the undesired effects of thermal cycles and ambient atmosphere during the room temperature storage, the devices were coated with a 400nm thick YBCO layer at room temperature. Since the second layer of amorphous YBCO is completely electrically insulating, it does not affect the operation of the junctions and pick-up coils of magnetometers. This two-layered configuration ensures the protection of the junctions from ambient atmosphere as well as from the effect of water molecules interacting with the film structure during each thermal cycle. © IOP Publishing Ltd.
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    Selection of the best proper DC-SQUIDs in a multi-SQUID configuration
    (IEEE, 2007) Avcı, İ.; Akram, R.; Bozbey, Ali; Tepe, M.; Abukay, D.
    We have carried out experimental investigation of multi-DC-SQUID magnetometer configuration fabricated on YBa2Cu30 7-δ thin films onto 24 degree SrTiO3 bicrystal substrates by directly coupling the pick-up loop to DC-SQUIDs. The layout of the magnetometer pick-up loop was chosen as a square washer configuration by maximizing loop effective area and minimizing loop inductance. We have used De-Magnetron Sputtering technique for deposition of the films and chemical etching process for patterning the Josephson junctions having 4 μm widths. The use of multi-SQUID configuration is related to the selection of the best proper junctions for SQUID to improve the chip sensitivity with selectivity option of choosing the squid junctions rather than multichannel operation. Selection of the best junctions compared to each other depending on the junction critical currents and noise levels caused by the fabrication process and placements of the junctions on the grain boundary enable having an increased output signal of the DC-SQUID.
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    The superconducting transition width and illumination wavelength dependence of the response of MgO substrate YBCO transition edge bolometers
    (Elsevier BV * North-Holland, 2007) Oktem, B.; Bozbey, A.; Avci, I.; Tepe, M.; Abukay, D.; Fardmanesh, M.
    Dependence of the phase and magnitude of the response of MgO substrate YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) transition edge bolometers to the near infrared radiation on the superconducting transition width is presented in this work. The bolometers were made of YBCO thin films of 200 nm thickness that were grown on single crystal MgO (1 0 0) substrates by DC inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering. We have measured the responses of both large and small area devices with respect to the bias temperature and radiation modulation frequency. We have observed that the superconducting transition width has major effects on the response of the bolometers such as; on a dip of the phase of the response versus modulation frequency curve around 1 Hz, the rate of decrease of the magnitude of the response, and dependence of the phase of the response on temperature at mid-range modulation frequency. We have investigated a correlation between the superconducting transition width and the YBCO film surface morphology of the devices. In addition, the illumination wavelength dependence of the optical response of both wide and narrow transition width devices has been investigated. Here we present the analysis and the possible mechanisms that can affect the response of the bolometers at the superconducting transition region.