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Hybrid superconductor/semiconductor devices constitute a powerful platform where intriguing topological properties can be investigated. Here we present fabrication methods and analysis of Josephson junctions formed by a high-mobility InAs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-15 Stefano Guiducci , Matteo Carrega , Giorgio Biasiol , Lucia Sorba , Fabio Beltram , Stefan Heun

The basis of synchronous manipulation of individual electrons in solid-state devices was laid by the rise of single-electronics about two decades ago. Ultra-small structures in a low temperature environment form an ideal domain of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Jukka P. Pekola , Juha J. Vartiainen , Mikko Mottonen , Olli-Pentti Saira , Matthias Meschke , Dmitri V. Averin

Determination of properties of quasiparticle excitations is an important task in the experimental investigation of the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE). We propose a model-independent method for finding the scaling dimension of FQHE…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-06-02 Kyrylo Snizhko , Vadim Cheianov

We demonstrate a programmable quantum Hall circuit that implements a novel iterative voltage bisection scheme and allows obtaining any binary fraction $(k/2^n)$ of the fundamental resistance quantum $R_K/2=h/2e^2$. The circuit requires a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-26 Zahra Sadre Momtaz , Stefan Heun , Giorgio Biasiol , Stefano Roddaro

Accurate measurement of the electric current requires a stable and calculable resistor for an ideal current to voltage conversion. However, the temporal resistance drift of a physical resistor is unavoidable, unlike the quantum Hall…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-11 Dong-Hun Chae , Mun-Seog Kim , Wan-Seop Kim , Takehiko Oe , Nobu-Hisa Kaneko

Noisy voltage sources can be a limiting factor for fundamental physics experiments as well as for device applications in quantum information, mesoscopic circuits, magnetometry, and other fields. The best commercial DC voltage sources can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-05 J. -L. Smirr , P. Manset , Ç. Ö. Girit

The ac Josephson effect phenomenon is studied in fractional quantum Hall states (FQHS). Usual quantum Hall devices have an electron layer of uniform thickness. We consider a new quantum Hall device. The device has a narrow part that is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-07-03 Shosuke Sasaki

Superconducting circuits incorporating Josephson tunnel junctions are widely used for fundamental research as well as for applications in fields such as quantum information and magnetometry. The quantum coherent nature of Josephson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-04 L. Peyruchat , J. Griesmar , J. -D. Pillet , Ç. Ö. Girit

The ``Quantum Electro-Mechanical Metrology Suite'' (QEMMS) is being designed and built at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It includes a Kibble balance, a Graphene quantum Hall resistance array and a Josephson voltage…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-06-27 Lorenz Keck , Frank Seifert , David Newell , Stephan Schlamminger , Rene Thesk , Darine Haddad

The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) in magnetic topological insulators offers great potential to revolutionize quantum electrical metrology by establishing primary resistance standards operating at zero external magnetic field and…

Robust and tunable topological Josephson junctions (TJJs) are highly desirable platforms for investigating the anomalous Josephson effect and topological quantum computation applications. Experimental demonstrations have been done in hybrid…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-04 Gianmichele Blasi , Géraldine Haack , Vittorio Giovannetti , Fabio Taddei , Alessandro Braggio

The integer quantum Hall effect (QHE) belongs to the most fundamental phenomena of solid state physics and has an important application as resistance standard. It serves as a basis to understand the fractional, anomalous or spin QHEs,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-01 Serkan Sirt , Matthias Kamm , Vladimir Y. Umansky , Stefan Ludwig

Extensive efforts have been undertaken to combine superconductivity and the quantum Hall effect so that Cooper-pair transport between superconducting electrodes in Josephson junctions is mediated by one-dimensional edge states. This…

Several physical realizations of quantum bits have been proposed. Of those, nano-electronic devices appear most suitable for large-scale integration and potential applications. We suggest to use low-capacitance Josephson junctions,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuriy Makhlin , Gerd Schoen , Alexander Shnirman

Low-capacitance Josephson junction arrays in the parameter range where single charges can be controlled are suggested as possible physical realizations of the elements which have been considered in the context of quantum computers. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-03 Alexander Shnirman , Gerd Schoen , Ziv Hermon

Contrary to common belief, the current emitted by a contact embedded in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) is quantized in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. This observation suggests a simple, clearly defined model for the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tobias Kramer

The observation of Josephson current in the quantum Hall regime has attracted considerable attention, revealing the coexistence of two seemingly incompatible phases: the quantum Hall and superconducting states. However, the mechanism…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Seong Jang , Geon-Hyoung Park , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Gil-Ho Lee

Many quantum technologies require a precise electrical current standard that can only be achieved with expensive cryogenics, or through the secondary standards, such as resistance or voltage. Silicon-based charge pumps could provide such a…

Series connection of four quantum Hall effect (QHE) devices based on epitaxial graphene films was studied for realization of a quantum resistance standard with an up-scaled value. The tested devices showed quantum Hall plateaux RH,2 at…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-25 S. Novikov , N. Lebedeva , J. Hamalainen , I. Iisakka , P. Immonen , A. J. Manninen , A. Satrapinski

The quantum Hall effect (QHE) theoretically provides a universal standard of electrical resistance in terms of the Planck constant $h$ and the electron charge $e$. In graphene, the spacing between the lowest discrete energy levels occupied…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-04-27 R. Ribeiro-Palau , F. Lafont , J. Brun-Picard , D. Kazazis , A. Michon , F. Cheynis , O. Couturaud , C. Consejo , B. Jouault , W. Poirier , F. Schopfer