Tunnel junction thermometry and thermalisation of electrons
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Aalto-yliopiston teknillinen korkeakoulu |
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2010
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en
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Verkkokirja (3966 KB, 51 s.)
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TKK dissertations,
215
Abstract
In this work, normal metal and superconducting tunnel junctions have been studied. In particular applications in low temperature electronic thermometry are investigated. The double oxidation method for achieving high resistance junctions is described and shown to produce high quality devices. A new invention, the single junction thermometer (SJT), is described, and proof of the concept experiments demonstrating the functionality of the device are described. A key feature of the SJT is a well controlled electromagnetic environment surrounding a single junction. It is shown that embedding a single junction within arrays of other junctions is a superior way for controlling the environment as compared to previously proposed methods. Improved thermalisation of electrons is shown to be beneficial for the performance of superconducting RSFQ (Rapid Single Flux Quantum) devices. The so called grey zone of the most basic of these devices, the balanced comparator, is investigated. Improved performance based on metallic cooling fins has been achieved. In the same spirit improved thermalisation of the Coulomb blockade thermometers extends their operation towards lower temperatures. A method employing thick metallic islands was developed and tested to this end.Description
Supervising professor
Kaivola, Matti, Prof.Thesis advisor
Pekola, Jukka, Prof.Keywords
thermometry, Coulomb blockade thermometer, single junction thermometer, tunnel junctions
Parts
- [Publication 1]: A. M. Savin, J. P. Pekola, T. Holmqvist, J. Hassel, L. Grönberg, P. Helistö, and A. Kidiyarova-Shevchenko. 2006. High-resolution superconducting single-flux quantum comparator for sub-Kelvin temperatures. Applied Physics Letters, volume 89, number 13, 133505, 3 pages.
- [Publication 2]: T. Holmqvist, M. Meschke, and J. P. Pekola. 2008. Double oxidation scheme for tunnel junction fabrication. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, volume 26, number 1, pages 28-31.
- [Publication 3]: E. Isosaari, T. Holmqvist, M. Meschke, M. Heinonen, and J. P. Pekola. 2009. Thermometry by micro and nanodevices. The European Physical Journal - Special Topics, volume 172, number 1, pages 323-332.
- [Publication 4]: Jukka P. Pekola, Tommy Holmqvist, and Matthias Meschke. 2008. Primary tunnel junction thermometry. Physical Review Letters, volume 101, number 20, 206801, 4 pages.
- [Publication 5]: Tommy Holmqvist, Jukka P. Pekola, and Matthias Meschke. 2009. Influence of environment on tunneling thermometry. In: Meri Helle (editor). Proceedings of the Conference on Micro- and Nanocryogenics. Espoo, Finland. 3-5 August 2008. Springer. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, volume 154, numbers 5-6, pages 172-178.
