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Superconducting Quantum Interference Single-Electron Transistor

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2016-07-05 v2 Superconductivity

Abstract

We propose the concept of a quantized single-electron source based on the interplay between Coulomb blockade and magnetic flux-controllable superconducting proximity effect. We show that flux dependence of the induced energy gap in the density of states of a nanosized metallic wire can be exploited as an efficient tunable energy barrier which enables charge pumping configurations with enhanced functionalities. This control parameter strongly affects the charging landscape of a normal metal island with non-negligible Coulombic energy. Under a suitable evolution of a time-dependent magnetic flux the structure behaves likewise a turnstile for single electrons in a fully electrostatic regime.

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@article{arxiv.1603.05585,
  title  = {Superconducting Quantum Interference Single-Electron Transistor},
  author = {E. Enrico and F. Giazotto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.05585},
  year   = {2016}
}

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6 pages, 4 colour figures