The superconducting order parameter has been controllably reduced in a narrow band across a strip of Nb thin film by implanting iron ions into the film. The resulting weak link exhibits the Josephson effects and is exceptionally rugged, both physically and electrically.
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Arrington et al. (1975) studied this question.
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