Посилання:Macroscopic quantum phenomena in Josephson structures / A. Barone, F. Lombardi, G. Rotoli, F. Tafuri // Физика низких температур. — 2010. — Т. 36, № 10-11. — С. 1098–1106. — Бібліогр.: 63 назв. — англ.
Підтримка:We acknowledge support from EC Strep Project MIDAS–Macroscopic Interference Devices for Atomic and Solid State Physics: Quantum Control of Supercurrents.
We would like to thank Thilo Bauch, John R. Kirtley, Daniela Stornaiuolo and Arturo Tagliacozzo for valuable discussions.
The Josephson effect is a probe of unparalleled performances in the study of a variety of macroscopic quantum phenomena. In the present article an overview of important achievements and challenging trends is given referring, in particular, to macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy level quantization. The attention is mainly addressed to high-TC superconducting structures and recent investigations concerning nanostructures.