Cryoelectronics
In electronics, cryoelectronics or cryolectronics is the study of superconductivity under cryogenic conditions and its applications.[1] It is also described as the operation of power electronic devices at cryogenic temperatures.[2] Practical applications of this field is quite broad, although it is particularly useful in areas where cryogenic environment exists such as superconducting technologies and spacecraft design.[2] It also became a special branch of cryophysics and cryotechnics and plays a role in operations that require high resolution and precision measurements.[3]
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Cryoelectronic devices include the SQUIDs or the superconducting quantum interference devices, which represent magnetic sensors of highest sensitivity.[4] They serve as the backbone of applications that range from materials evaluation, geological and environmental prospecting, and medical diagnostics, among others.[4]