Nanoscale interaction layer at the interface between Al films and SiO2 substrates of Al/AlOx/Al Josephson tunnel junctions

作者: L. J. Zeng , T. Greibe , S. Nik , C. M. Wilson , P. Delsing

DOI: 10.1063/1.4801798

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摘要: An interaction layer is found at the Al/SiO2 interface in Al/AlOx/Al tunnel junctions grown on SiO2 substrates. The amorphous intermixing has an average thickness of about 5 nm. We present detailed structure this interfacial as determined by transmission electron microscopy. contains alumina with aluminum being octahedrally coordinated according to energy loss spectroscopy analysis rather than tetrahedrally coordinated, where latter coordination most common type alumina. Depth profiles Al-O and Si-O bonding characteristics were also investigated using near edge structure.

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