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Josephson junction device and method of making the same

Grant US12581870B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Inventors

Justin C. Hackley, Patrick R. Warner

Abstract

A Josephson junction (JJ) device is provided. The JJ device comprises an operating JJ, a first hydrogen-trapping JJ having a first end coupled to a first end of the operating JJ and a second end coupled to a first superconductor wire, and a second hydrogen-trapping JJ having a first end coupled to a second end of the operating JJ and a second end coupled to a second superconductor wire. The first hydrogen-trapping JJ and the second hydrogen-trapping JJ mitigates hydrogen diffusion into the operating JJ.

CPC Classifications

H10N 60/805 H10N 60/85 H10N 60/12-126 H10N 60/0912-0941 H10N 99/05 H10N 69/00 H01L 21/0273-0279 H01L 21/285-2885 H01L 21/32058 H01L 21/76891 G06N 10/40 H01B 12/04

Filing Date

2022-05-17

Application No.

17746724

Claims

11