Published May 12, 2014 | Version v1
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Superconducting cascade electron refrigerator

Creators

  • 1. NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, 56127 Pisa (Italy)
  • 2. LPMMC, CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, 38042 Grenoble (France)
  • 3. CNRS, Institut Néel, 38042 Grenoble (France)
  • 4. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Institut Néel, 38042 Grenoble (France)

Description

The design and operation of an electronic cooler based on a combination of superconducting tunnel junctions is described. The cascade extraction of hot-quasiparticles, which stems from the energy gaps of two different superconductors, allows for a normal metal to be cooled down to about 100 mK starting from a bath temperature of 0.5 K. We discuss the practical implementation, potential performance, and limitations of such a device

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4876478;
arXiv
arXiv:1404.4701v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
104
Journal Issue
19
Journal Page Range
p. 192601-192601.5
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45101728
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; HEAT EXCHANGERS; QUASI PARTICLES; REFRIGERATORS; SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; TEMPERATURE RANGE

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