We describe a superconducting three-terminal Y-shaped device that uses a simple geometric effect known as current crowding to sense the flow of current and actuate a readout signal. A complete description of the publication may be found here.

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Citation:

Adam N. McCaughan, Nathaniel S. Abebe, Qing-Yuan Zhao, and Karl J. Berggren. “Using geometry to sense current.” Nano Lett., Article ASAP., Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03593. Available Online: November 29, 2016