JOSEPHSON EFFECT


Meaning of JOSEPHSON EFFECT in English

ˈjōzə̇fsən- also -ōsə̇- noun

Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: after Brian D. Josephson b 1940 British physicist

: the movement of electron pairs through a thin insulator separating two superconductors carrying low current that can be stopped by raising the current in the superconductors above a certain level or by the application of an external voltage

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