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Patent No.:

US 7977668 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011

Filed:

May. 23, 2008
Applicants:

Ivan Nevirkovets, Evanston, IL (US);

John Ketterson, Evanston, IL (US);

Oleksandr Chernyashevskyy, Evanston, IL (US);

Serhii Shafraniuk, Evanston, IL (US);

Inventors:

Ivan Nevirkovets, Evanston, IL (US);

John Ketterson, Evanston, IL (US);

Oleksandr Chernyashevskyy, Evanston, IL (US);

Serhii Shafraniuk, Evanston, IL (US);

Assignee:

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A multilayer structure with zirconium-oxide tunnel barriers. In one embodiment, the multilayer structure includes a first niobium (Nb) layer, a second niobium (Nb) layer, and a plurality of zirconium-oxide tunnel barriers sandwiched between the first niobium (Nb) layer and the second niobium (Nb) layer, wherein the plurality of zirconium-oxide tunnel barriers is formed with N layers of zirconium-oxide, N being an integer greater than 1, and M layers of zirconium, M being an integer no less than N, such that between any two neighboring layers of zirconium-oxide, a layer of zirconium is sandwiched therebetween.


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Nevirkovets, Ivan. (2011). Multilayer structure with zirconium-oxide tunnel barriers and applications of same (U.S. Patent No. 7977668). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7977668

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