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Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Planar Mesoscopic Josephson SNS Structures Based on Superconducting Nb

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Nonequilibrium phenomena in planar Josephson SNS nanostructures, where the superconductor (S) is Nb and the normal metal (N) is Cu or Au, have been studied experimentally. Using additional N electrodes attached to the S banks of the Josephson SNS junction, transport measurements have been performed at low temperatures with the injection of quasiparticles with the use of local and nonlocal connection schemes. The charge-imbalance relaxation length in niobium at temperatures much lower than the superconducting transition temperature has been determined experimentally for the first time.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 22-12-00342) in part concerning the fabrication of nanostructures and low-temperature measurements.

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  1. Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia

    I. S. Lakunov, S. V. Egorov, E. D. Mukhanova, I. E. Batov, T. E. Golikova & V. V. Ryazanov

  2. Faculty of Physics, HSE University, 101000, Moscow, Russia

    I. E. Batov

  3. Russian Quantum Center, 121205, Skolkovo, Moscow, Russia

    S. V. Egorov

  4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), 141701, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow region, Russia

    V. V. Ryazanov

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Lakunov, I.S., Egorov, S.V., Mukhanova, E.D. et al. Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Planar Mesoscopic Josephson SNS Structures Based on Superconducting Nb. Jetp Lett. 118, 644–650 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364023602981

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