Break junctions are important in generating nanosensors and single molecular devices. The mechanically con- trollable break junction is the most widely used method for a break junction due to its simplicity and stabil...Break junctions are important in generating nanosensors and single molecular devices. The mechanically con- trollable break junction is the most widely used method for a break junction due to its simplicity and stability. However, the bandwidths of traditional devices are limited to about a few hertz. Moreover, when using traditional methods it is hard to allow independent control of more than one junction. Here we propose on-chip thermally controllable break junctions to overcome these challenges. This is verified by using finite element analysis. Adopting microelectromechanical systems produces features of high bandwidth and independent controllability to this new break junction system. The proposed method will have a wide range of applications on on-chip high speed independent controllable and highly integrated single molecule devices.展开更多
This paper presents a novel microstrip feedline structure to introduce an extra and controllable transmission zero（TZ）with high rejection for a narrowband filter. This structure loads a reconfigurable capacitor at t...This paper presents a novel microstrip feedline structure to introduce an extra and controllable transmission zero（TZ）with high rejection for a narrowband filter. This structure loads a reconfigurable capacitor at the end of the input feedline without changing the main structure of the filter. The capacitor is recognized by a 2-bit inter-digital capacitor array. The asymmetrical microstrip feedline structure is suitable for multiple-pole filter designs. A low-loss six-pole high-temperature superconducting bandpass filter with a reconfigurable TZ is designed and fabricated. The center frequency of the filter is 5.22 GHz with TZ at the lower stopband. The TZ can be tuned among four different states. The out-of-band rejection at the TZ frequency is higher than 90 d B, and the insertion loss is lower than 0.92 d B. The measured results are consistent with the simulations.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB921800the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11227901,91021005,11274299,11104262 and 10834005the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No XDB01030400
文摘Break junctions are important in generating nanosensors and single molecular devices. The mechanically con- trollable break junction is the most widely used method for a break junction due to its simplicity and stability. However, the bandwidths of traditional devices are limited to about a few hertz. Moreover, when using traditional methods it is hard to allow independent control of more than one junction. Here we propose on-chip thermally controllable break junctions to overcome these challenges. This is verified by using finite element analysis. Adopting microelectromechanical systems produces features of high bandwidth and independent controllability to this new break junction system. The proposed method will have a wide range of applications on on-chip high speed independent controllable and highly integrated single molecule devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61371009)the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology(Grant No.2014AA032703)
文摘This paper presents a novel microstrip feedline structure to introduce an extra and controllable transmission zero（TZ）with high rejection for a narrowband filter. This structure loads a reconfigurable capacitor at the end of the input feedline without changing the main structure of the filter. The capacitor is recognized by a 2-bit inter-digital capacitor array. The asymmetrical microstrip feedline structure is suitable for multiple-pole filter designs. A low-loss six-pole high-temperature superconducting bandpass filter with a reconfigurable TZ is designed and fabricated. The center frequency of the filter is 5.22 GHz with TZ at the lower stopband. The TZ can be tuned among four different states. The out-of-band rejection at the TZ frequency is higher than 90 d B, and the insertion loss is lower than 0.92 d B. The measured results are consistent with the simulations.
