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EP0354804A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Superconductive transistor

Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-08-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-08-11
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Abstract

Abstract A superconductive transistor comprising a substrate, an oxide superconductor layer epitaxially grown on said substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, said source electrode and said drain electrode being arranged on said oxide superconductor layer, an insulator film epitaxially grown on said oxide superconductor layer and located between said two electrodes and a gate electrode located on said insulator film, wherein the following relationship is established, d c ≦ √ (2εV f )/n, wherein d c represents the thickness of the superconductor layer, ε represents the dielectric constant of the superconductor layer, n represents the carrier density of the superconductor layer and V f represents the voltage that corresponds to the forbidden band width of the superconductor layer. Since a superconductive transistor according to the invention controls the superconductive transport current that runs through the superconductor layer with zero resistance, it functions as a switch that can accommodate electric current far greater than any known device.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eiki Narumi
  • 👤 Susumu Kashiwa
  • 👤 Masakazu Rm Nr. 220 Matsui

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 04:08
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/20; H10N60/205; H10N60/207

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A superconductive transistor comprising a substrate, an oxide superconductor layer epitaxially grown on said substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, said source electrode and said drain electrode being arranged on said oxide superconductor layer, an insulator film epitaxially grown on said oxide superconductor layer and located between said two electrodes and a gate electrode located on said insulator film, wherein the following relationship is established, d c ≦ √ (2εV f )/n, wherein d c represents the thickness of the superconductor layer, ε represents the dielectric constant of the superconductor layer, n represents the carrier density of the superconductor layer and V f represents the voltage that corresponds to the forbidden band width of the superconductor layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A superconductive transistor comprising a substrate, an oxide superconductor layer epitaxially grown on said substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, said source electrode and said drain electrode being arranged on said oxide superconductor layer, an insulator film epitaxially grown on said oxide superconductor layer and located between said two electrodes and a gate electrode located on said insulator film, wherein the following relationship is established, d c ≦ √ (2εV f )/n, wherein d c represents the thickness of the superconductor layer, ε represents the dielectric constant of the superconductor layer, n represents the carrier density of the superconductor layer and V f represents the voltage that corresponds to the forbidden band width of the superconductor layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 152 words
A superconductive transistor comprising a substrate, an oxide superconductor layer epitaxially grown on said substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, said source electrode and said drain electrode being arranged on said oxide superconductor layer, an upper insulator film epi­taxially grown on an upper side of said oxide superconductor layer and located between said two electrodes, an upper gate electrode provided on said upper insulator film, a lower insulation film epitaxially grown under said oxide super­conducting layer, and a lower gate electrode provided under said lower insulator film vis-a-vis to said upper gate electrode, wherein the following relationship is established; d c ≦ 2√ (2εV f )/n, wherein d c represents the thickness of the superconductor layer, ε represents the dielectric constant of the supercon­ductor layer, n represents the carrier density of the super­conductor layer and V f represents the voltage that corresponds to the forbidden band width of the superconductor layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 152 words
A superconductive transistor comprising a substrate, an oxide superconductor layer epitaxially grown on said substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, said source electrode and said drain electrode being arranged on said oxide superconductor layer, an upper insulator film epi­taxially grown on an upper side of said oxide superconductor layer and located between said two electrodes, an upper gate electrode provided on said upper insulator film, a lower insulation film epitaxially grown under said oxide super­conducting layer, and a lower gate electrode provided under said lower insulator film vis-a-vis to said upper gate electrode, wherein the following relationship is established; d c ≦ 2√ (2εV f )/n, wherein d c represents the thickness of the superconductor layer, ε represents the dielectric constant of the supercon­ductor layer, n represents the carrier density of the super­conductor layer and V f represents the voltage that corresponds to the forbidden band width of the superconductor layer.

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