Vanishing quasiparticle density in a hybrid Al/Cu/Al single-electron transistor
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2012
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012504/1-4
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Physical Review B, Volume 85, Issue 1
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The achievable fidelity of many nanoelectronic devices based on superconducting aluminum is limited by either the density of residual nonequilibrium quasiparticles nqp or the density of quasiparticle states in the gap, characterized by Dynes parameter γ. We infer upper bounds nqp<0.033μm−3 and γ<1.6×10−7 from transport measurements performed on Al/Cu/Al single-electron transistors, improving previous results by an order of magnitude. Owing to efficient microwave shielding and quasiparticle relaxation, a typical number of quasiparticles in the superconducting leads is zero.Description
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nanoelectronic devices, superconducting aluminum, quasiparticle density, single-electron transistors
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Saira, O.-P. & Kemppinen, A. & Maisi, V. F. & Pekola, Jukka. 2012. Vanishing quasiparticle density in a hybrid Al/Cu/Al single-electron transistor. Physical Review B. Volume 85, Issue 1. 012504/1-4. ISSN 1098-0121 (printed). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.85.012504.