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Development of an Inductive NIS Thermometer

K. M. KinnunenZhuoran GengIlari Maasilta

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SuperconductivityHistoryMaterials sciencesuprajohtavuusbusiness.industryBand gapElectrical engineeringThermal conductionCondensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall EffectComputer Science ApplicationsEducationTunnel junctionThermometerCondensed Matter::SuperconductivityInstrumentation and measurementPlanar inductorOptoelectronicsbusinessSensitivity (electronics)Voltage

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We have studied an inductive readout for normal metal-insulator-superconductor (NIS) tunnel junctions by using on-chip planar inductors and a DC SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) to develop a sensitive and fast thermometer for studies of nanoscale heat conduction and bolometry. Our initial results show the feasibility of the concept, with a good sensitivity for temperatures below 1 K for aluminum as the superconductor when voltage biased close to the superconductor energy gap. peerReviewed

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2012-12-17
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201602011374