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Josephson effect
/ ˈəʊɪڲə /
noun
physics any one of the phenomena which occur when an electric current passes through a very thin insulating layer between two superconducting substances. The applications include the very precise standardization of the volt
Josephson effect
An effect in which electron pairs undergo quantum tunneling with zero resistance across a barrier separating two superconductors. The effect can be manipulated by varying a magnetic field at the junction where the tunneling occurs and is being investigated as a possible part of the design of high-speed switches for computer microprocessors. The Josephson effect is named after its discoverer, Welsh physicist Brian David Josephson (b. 1940).
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Josephson effect1
Example Sentences
The AC Josephson effect is one of the gems of physics, and it supplies the prototype for one large family of time crystals.
Thus, the AC Josephson effect embodies the most basic concept of a time crystal.
Through a phenomenon called the Josephson effect, microwave radiation beamed onto a superconducting device called a Josephson junction can produce a voltage output.
In physics there's the Bose-Einstein Condensate, for example, and the Josephson Effect.
Certain parts of the material showed signs of the Josephson effect, when electrons tunnel between a barrier separating two superconductors.
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