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Развитие технологии изготовления NbN HEB-смесителей с малым разбросом DC- и RF-параметров для создания матричных приемников терагерцового диапазона
Журнал технической физики. 2025. Т. 94. № 7. С. 1102–1110.
The influence of the magnetron deposition process parameters for a thin 4–5 nm NbN superconducting niobium nitride film and the NbN HEB mixer fabrication technology on the spread of their key parameters was experimentally studied to minimize this spread. In addition to optimizing the NbN film deposition process, uniformity of the NbN HEB mixer parameters was achieved through surface preparation of the Si substrate and the use of an in-situ deposited Au layer with the NbN film as a contact with the planar THz antenna. NbN HEB mixers fabricated using the optimized process had virtually identical R(T) characteristics, with a spread of critical temperature and normal resistance no greater than 0.15 K and 2 Ω, respectively. The noise temperature at the local oscillator frequency of 2.52 THz was 800 K, with a spread of 150 K from sample to sample. The mixer noise bandwidth at
T= 4.5 K averaged 7 GHz.
Dmitriev A., Kornilov V., Batienkov R., Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 2026 Vol. 886 P. 249–255
Numerous studies have provided compelling evidence that the probability distribution of avalanche sizes follows a power law, and that 1/f noise is present in the stochastic dynamics of landslides. We present a theoretical explanation of these phenomena within the framework of self-organized criticality theory, proposing a discrete-time model in the form of a sandpile cellular ...
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Dmitriev A., Shulman I., Lebedev A., Studies in Computational Intelligence 2026 Vol. 1265 P. 266–273
A discrete-time model is presented for the self-organization of the X/Twitter social network to the edge of a phase transition, characterized by avalanche-like propagation of information in the network. The model is based on the analogy between the critical dynamics of the X social network and sandpile cellular automata with Manna rule on the Chung-Lu ...
Added: October 13, 2026
Arutyunov K., Kharitonov I. A., Petrosyants K. O., JETP Letters 2026 Vol. 124 No. 6 P. 1–16
Superconducting properties of metallic micro- and nanowires can be entirely different from those of bulk superconductors. Of particular interest is the nonequilibrium current-induced state of a quasi-one-dimensional superconducting channel. The most interesting phenomenon here is the stepped I–V characteristic, explained by a process known as phase slip center activation. If the origin of such step-like ...
Added: October 13, 2026
Makarov D. M., Kalikin N., Fashchevsky K. A. et al., Electrochimica Acta 2026 Vol. 579 Article 150159
Machine learning (ML) has become a powerful tool for accelerating the development of carbon-based supercapacitors;
however, most published models assume that a single predictive framework can describe both conventional
porous carbons and hybrid carbon electrodes. Here, we test this assumption using a comprehensive
benchmark dataset and an extended literature-curated dataset enriched with synthesis- and electrolyte-related
descriptors. Three ML algorithms ...
Added: October 13, 2026
Махлуф М., Ozhegov R., Elezov M. et al., Фотоника 2026 Vol. 20 No. 6 P. 414–423
This paper compares the ranging precision of direct time-of-flight (dToF) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) LiDAR architectures, both using a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD). Both systems operate at 1550 nm with a 50 ps pulsed laser and time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC). The dToF configuration achieved approximately 100 µm precision at 10 m, while the NLOS configuration achieved 500 µm precision for ...
Added: October 12, 2026
Singapore: Springer, 2026.
This volume presents the Proceedings of the 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics (CCP2023), held in Kobe, Japan on August 4–8, 2023. It offers a collection of peer-reviewed articles that highlight recent developments in computational and simulation research across various areas of physics. Key topics include the use of data science, quantum computing, and machine ...
Added: October 12, 2026
Seleznev G., Fominov Yakov V., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 114 No. 7 Article 074505
Dirty superconducting films with magnetic impurities can exhibit nontrivial behavior in a magnetic field that
polarizes the impurity spins. As predicted by Kharitonov and Feigelman (KF) [JETP Lett. 82, 421 (2005)],
this polarization reduces the exchange scattering rate. Consequently, a parallel magnetic field can enhance
the critical temperature Tc when magnetic-field pair breaking is weak, as realized for ...
Added: October 2, 2026
Liu D., Казанцева М. А., Мусатова А. М. et al., Chemistry of Materials 2026 Vol. 38 No. 18 P. 9590–9598
Boron–carbon clathrates, represented by SrB3C3, are emerging as a promising family of phonon-mediated conventional superconductors with high critical temperatures (Tc) under ambient pressure. Substituting Sr with other metals has been extensively explored to enhance superconductivity; however, the underlying mechanism of the Tc variation remains elusive. We demonstrate a strong non-monotonic increase in Tc upon hole ...
Added: September 6, 2026
Tomayeva M., Vyacheslav D. Neverov, Arkady A. Shanenko et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 114 No. 2 Article 024516
We report a thermally driven structural crossover of vortex matter in a two-dimensional superconducting Penrose quasicrystal. At low temperatures, vortices are pinned by the quasiperiodic lattice, forming an aperiodic pattern. With increasing temperature, vortex-vortex interactions dominate, leading to a conventional triangular Abrikosov lattice. Our findings reveal a tunable interplay between intrinsic pinning and vortex interactions, ...
Added: September 5, 2026
S. S. Seidov, N. G. Pugach, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 114 No. 7 Article 074504
In this manuscript we consider a superconducting film in the vicinity of the critical temperature and presence of the proximity effect. We analytically solve the corresponding linearized Usadel equation and the self-consistency equation, defining the critical temperature. This is a system of coupled differential and integral equations for the anomalous Green's function and the order parameter of ...
Added: August 13, 2026
Polkin A., Skvortsov M., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 113 No. 17 Article 174516
We develop a full microscopic theory for the optical conductivity 𝜎(𝜔) of a dirty current-carrying superconductor. Within the Keldysh sigma model formalism, we obtain the general analytical expression for 𝜎(𝜔), applicable for arbitrary frequency 𝜔, temperature 𝑇, and dc supercurrent 𝐼. In addition to altering the usual Mattis-Bardeen conductivity 𝜎1(𝜔), a finite supercurrent introduces two new contributions: 𝜎qp2(𝜔) from quasiparticle redistribution and 𝜎SH2(𝜔) from the amplitude ...
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Skvortsov M., Artem V. Polkin, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 113 No. 10 Article L100502
A dissipationless supercurrent state in superconductors can be destroyed by thermal fluctuations. Thermally activated phase slips provide a finite resistance of the sample and are responsible for dark counts in superconducting single-photon detectors. The activation barrier for a phase slip is determined by a space-dependent saddle-point (instanton) configuration of the order parameter. In the one-dimensional ...
Added: June 25, 2026
Lukmanova R.M., Cohn I.A., Minakova V. E. et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2025 Vol. 111 No. 22 Article 224510
The magnetoresistance of superconductor–topological insulator–superconductor structures, with indium as the superconductor and TaSe3 as the topological insulator, shows steplike features on the resistance under magnetic fields. These resistance steps result from the suppression of superconductivity, induced by the superconducting proximity effect in both the bulk and surface states of the topological insulator. The position and ...
Added: March 11, 2026
Vyacheslav D. Neverov, Karabassov T., Andrey V. Krasavin et al., Research 2026 Vol. 9 Article 1087
Majorana zero modes (MZMs) localized in vortex cores of topological superconductors are widely regarded promising building blocks for fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, their unambiguous detection is hindered by the extremely small energy spacing separating them from conventional Caroli-de Gennes-Matricon states. Using a microscopic Bogoliubov-de Gennes approach, we demonstrate that nonmagnetic impurities, rather than suppressing, can ...
Added: February 17, 2026
Kononova N., В кн.: XII Международная молодежная научная школа-конференция «Современные проблемы физики и технологий».: НИЯУ МИФИ, 2025. С. 167–169.
В работе исследованы термодинамические характеристики сверхпроводящего конденсата (вихревой материи), характерной для однозонных сверхпроводников в режиме перехода из первого рода во второй. На основе анализа изменения зависимости энергии Гиббса системы вихрей от внешнего магнитного поля сделаны выводы о характерных типах зависимости F(B) для такого перехода. Результаты демонстрируют, что для однозонных сверхпроводников в режиме межтиповой сверхпроводимости наблюдается ...
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Semenok D., Zhou D., Chen W. et al., Annalen der Physik 2025 Vol. 538 No. 1 Article e00467
We review five years of experimental and theoretical attempts (2020–2025) to enhance the superconducting critical temperature (Tc) of hydrogen-rich compounds by alloying binary superhydrides with additional elements. Despite predictions of higher Tc in ternary systems such as La–Y–H, La–Ce–H, and Ca–Mg–H, experiments consistently show that the maximum Tc in disordered ternary superhydrides does not exceed that of the ...
Added: January 24, 2026
Vyacheslav D. Neverov, Kalashnikov A., Andrey V. Krasavin et al., Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2026 Vol. 17 P. 57–62
We present a comprehensive microscopic study of the intermediate mixed state in superconductors of the intertype (IT) regime separating types I and II. Using fully self-consistent Bogoliubov–de Gennes calculations for a lattice model, we analyze few-vortex configurations across the entire temperature range 0 < T < Tc. Our results demonstrate the key features of IT superconductivity, ...
Added: January 8, 2026
Tomayeva M., Vyacheslav D. Neverov, Andrey V. Krasavin et al., Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2025 Vol. 16 P. 2265–2273
In the ballistic regime at finite temperatures, the proximity effect diminishes following an exponential pattern; however, at low or zero temperatures, this transition alters to a decay characterized by a power law with a dimensionality-dependent exponent. Here, we extend the current understanding of the proximity effect by exploring the role of normal metal–superconductor (NS) junction ...
Added: January 8, 2026
Ивашенцева И. В., Каурова Н. С., Воронов Б. М. et al., St. Petersburg Polytechnical University Journal: Physics and Mathematics 2025 Vol. 18 No. 3.2 P. 129–133
This paper focuses on the study of reactive magnetron sputtering thin NbN films for sensitization of hot electron bolometers. HEB will be utilized in the Millimetron space observatory. The main principle of operation is a superconductivity that is experimentally observed when NbN film is cooled to the temperature of a liquid helium. At a critical ...
Added: December 24, 2025
Ивашенцева И. В., Каурова Н. С., Воронов Б. М. et al., [б.и.], 2025.
Bolometers operating using the electron heating effect are made from NbN thin films (NbN HEB). NbN HEBs remain the most sensitive heterodyne receivers for use in astronomical spectroscopy in the frequency range above 1 THz. On Earth, these frequencies are absorbed by water vapor and oxygen in the atmosphere, so effective astronomical observations are possible ...
Added: December 24, 2025
Третьяков И. В., Худченко А. В., Рудаков К. И. et al., IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology 2024 Vol. 15 No. 2 P. 191–199
The study of the origin and transport of water in the universe is an important part of the scientific program of the Millimetron space observatory. This will be made possible by observations conducted in single-dish mode using an onboard instrument—the high-resolution spectrometer (HRS). This instrument incorporates heterodyne array receivers operating within the range $0.5 -2.7$ ...
Added: December 23, 2025
Karabassov T., Bobkova I. V., Pavel M. Marychev et al., Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2025 Vol. 17 P. 15–23
The diode effect in superconducting materials has been actively investigated in recent years. Plenty of different devices have been proposed as a platform to observe the superconducting diode effect. In this work, we discuss the possibility of a highly efficient superconducting diode design with controllable polarity. We propose a mesoscopic device that consists of two ...
Added: December 22, 2025
M. Yu. Kagan, A. V. Krasavin, R. Sh. Ikhsanov et al., Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 2025 Vol. 38 Article 246
In the Review we discuss anomalous aspects of superconductivity (SC) and normal state, as well as formation of inhomogeneous (droplet-like or cluster-like) states in electron systems with attraction. We consider both the models with the retardation (Eliashberg mechanism of SC for strong electron-phonon interaction in metallic hydrogen) and without retardation (but with local onsite attraction). ...
Added: November 25, 2025
Semenov A. G., Latyshev A., Andrei D. Zaikin, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2025 Vol. 112 No. 14 Article 144501
We investigate the effects of fluxon cotunneling and quantum Coulomb drag in a system of two small
Josephson junctions coupled by means of mutual capacitanceCm. Depending on the value ofCm we identify three
different regimes of strong, intermediate, and weak coupling. Focusing our attention on the last two regimes we
develop a perturbation theory in the interaction and ...
Added: November 14, 2025