Single Quantum Level Electron Turnstile

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Physical Review Letters, Volume 116, issue 16, pp. 1-5

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We report on the realization of a single-electron source, where current is transported through a single-level quantum dot (Q) tunnel coupled to two superconducting leads (S). When driven with an ac gate voltage, the experiment demonstrates electron turnstile operation. Compared to the more conventional superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor turnstile, our superconductor-quantum-dot-superconductor device presents a number of novel properties, including higher immunity to the unavoidable presence of nonequilibrium quasiparticles in superconducting leads. Moreover, we demonstrate its ability to deliver electrons with a very narrow energy distribution.

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Van Zanten, D M T, Basko, D M, Khaymovich, I M, Pekola, J P, Courtois, H & Winkelmann, C B 2016, 'Single Quantum Level Electron Turnstile', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 16, 166801, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.166801