English Explanatory Dictionary

Josephson junction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weak insulating barrier between two superconductors, used as an ultrafast switch.

Word forms

Josephson junction Josephson junctions

Etymology

After Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist.

Related words

Josephson effect
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