Electronic refrigeration at the quantum limit

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2009-05-18

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en

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4
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Physical Review Letters, Volume 102, issue 20

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We demonstrate quantum-limited electronic refrigeration of a metallic island in a low-temperature microcircuit. We show that matching the impedance of the circuit enables refrigeration at a distance, of about 50  μm in our case, through superconducting leads with a cooling power determined by the quantum of thermal conductance. In a reference sample with a mismatched circuit this effect is absent. Our results are consistent with the concept of electromagnetic heat transport. We observe and analyze the crossover between electromagnetic and quasiparticle heat flux in a superconductor.

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electronic refrigeration, heat transport, quantum limit

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Timofeev , A , Helle , M , Meschke , M , Möttönen , M & Pekola , J 2009 , ' Electronic refrigeration at the quantum limit ' , Physical Review Letters , vol. 102 , no. 20 , 200801 , pp. 1-4 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.200801