noun
The effect associated with the tunneling of electron pairs across an insulating barrier separating two superconductors.
Origin of Josephson effect
After Brian David Josephson (born 1940), British physicistJosephson effect
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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).
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (physics) the zero-voltage current of paired electrons through a weak connection between superconductors
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From Brian David Josephson Welsh physicist
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