NanoSQUIDs: Basics & recent advances
@article{JosMartnezPrez2016NanoSQUIDsB, title={NanoSQUIDs: Basics \& recent advances}, author={Maria Jos{\'e} Mart{\'i}nez-P{\'e}rez and Dieter Koelle}, journal={Physical Sciences Reviews}, year={2016}, volume={2} }
Abstract Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) are one of the most popular devices in superconducting electronics. They combine the Josephson effect with the quantization of magnetic flux in superconductors. This gives rise to one of the most beautiful manifestations of macroscopic quantum coherence in the solid state. In addition, SQUIDs are extremely sensitive sensors allowing us to transduce magnetic flux into measurable electric signals. As a consequence, any physical…
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