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Wide-range thermometer based on the temperature-dependent conductance of planar tunnel junctions

R. S. PoikolainenJukka P. PekolaK. Gloos

subject

Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Condensed matter physicsChemistryCoulomb blockadeConductanceAtmospheric temperature rangeCondensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall EffectPlanarCondensed Matter::SuperconductivityThermometerResistance thermometerCurrent densityQuantum tunnelling

description

The effect of the Fermi–Dirac distribution on the current through standard planar tunnel junctions is a suitable basis for thermometry in a wide temperature range. In particular, it extends the range spanned by Coulomb-blockade thermometers up to room temperature.

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1320861