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The readout system with a high multiplexing ratio has become a bottleneck limiting the application of large-scale Transition Edge Sensor (TES) detector arrays. In recent years, the microwave superconducting quantum interference device…

We implement a thermal-fluctuation driven logical bit reset on a superconducting flux logic cell. We show that the logical state of the system can be continuously monitored with only a small perturbation to the thermally activated dynamics…

Alternative computing paradigms open the door to exploiting recent innovations in computational hardware to probe the fundamental thermodynamic limits of information processing. One such paradigm employs superconducting quantum interference…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-07-03 Christian Z. Pratt , Kyle J. Ray , James P. Crutchfield

Inspired by recent interest in quantum computing and recent studies of cryo CMOS for control electronics, this paper presents a hybrid semiconductor-superconductor approach for engineering scalable computing systems that operate across the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-30 Erik P. DeBenedictis

The surging interest in quantum computing, space electronics, and superconducting circuits has led to new developments in cryogenic data storage technology. Quantum computers promise to far extend our processing capabilities and may allow…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2023-03-06 Shamiul Alam , Md Shafayat Hossain , Srivatsa Rangachar Srinivasa , Ahmedullah Aziz

Here we report the fabrication and characterization of fully superconducting quantum interference proximity transistors (SQUIPTs) based on the implementation of vanadium (V) in the superconducting loop. At low temperature, the devices show…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-06 Nadia Ligato , Giampiero Marchegiani , Pauli Virtanen , Elia Strambini , Francesco Giazotto

The basis for superconducting electronics can broadly be divided between two technologies: the Josephson junction and the superconducting nanowire. While the Josephson junction (JJ) remains the dominant technology due to its high speed and…

An electrothermal model of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) is described. The non-equilibrium state of the resonator's quasiparticle system is characterized by an effective temperature, which because of readout-power heating is higher…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-21 Christopher N Thomas , Stafford Withington , David J Goldie

Superconductor-ferromagnet thermoelectric detector (SFTED) is a novel ultrasensitive radiation detector based on the giant thermoelectric effect in superconductor-ferromagnet tunnel junctions. This type of detector can be operated without…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-22 Zhuoran Geng , Ari P. Helenius , Tero T. Heikkilä , Ilari J. Maasilta

The development of superconducting electronics requires careful characterization of the components that make up electronic circuits. Superconducting weak links are the building blocks of most superconducting electronics components and are…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-09-20 A. Greco , Q. Pichard , E. Strambini , F. Giazotto

We demonstrate a novel approach to thermometry at the nanoscale exploiting a superconducting weak link. Such a weak link probed with nanosecond current pulses serves as a temperature sensing element and, due to the fast inherent dynamics,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-11-07 M. Zgirski , M. Foltyn , A. Savin , M. Meschke , J. Pekola

A heat-assisted multiferroic solid-state memory design is proposed and analysed, based on a PbNbZrSnTiO3 antiferroelectric substrate and Ni81Fe19 magnetic free layer. Information is stored as magnetisation direction in the free layer of a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-11 Serban Lepadatu , Melvin M. Vopson

Heat management and refrigeration are key concepts for nanoscale devices operating at cryogenic temperatures. The design of an on-chip mesoscopic refrigerator that works thanks to the input heat is presented, thus realizing a solid state…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-18 Giampiero Marchegiani , Pauli Virtanen , Francesco Giazotto

Superconducting quantum circuits provide a versatile platform for studying quantum materials by leveraging precise microwave control and utilizing the tools of circuit quantum electrodynamics (QED). Hybrid circuit devices incorporating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 Sheng-Wen Huang , Ramya Suresh , Jian Liao , Botao Du , Zachary Miles , Leonid P. Rokhinson , Yong P. Chen , Ruichao Ma

We propose a velocity sensor based on a two-memory Mach--Zehnder interferometer fed by a coherent probe and squeezed vacuum, read out by balanced homodyne detection. One memory is taken as a stationary reference, while the second memory…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-28 Mustafa Gündoğan , Arash Ahmadi , Markus Krutzik

Recently, cold source transistor (CSFET) with steep-slope subthreshold swing (SS) < 60 mV/decade has been proposed to overcome Boltzmann tyranny in its ballistic regime. However the scattering, especially by inelastic scattering may lead…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-16 Kun Luo , Weizhuo Gan , Zhaozhao Hou , Guohui Zhan , Lijun Xu , Jiangtao Liu , Ye Lu , Zhenhua Wu

Quantum computing has attracted the attention of the scientific community in the past few decades. However, despite some relevant advantages, near-term quantum devices remain severely limited by thermal effects, which induce decoherence and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-02 G. X. A. Petronilo , M. R. Araújo , A. B. M. Souza , Clebson Cruz

Inherent properties of superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x films, such as the high superconducting transition temperature Tc, efficient Josephson coupling between neighboring CuO layers, and fast quasiparticle relaxation dynamics, make them a…

The concept of thermophase refers to the appearance of a phase gradient inside a superconductor originating from the presence of an applied temperature bias across it. The resulting supercurrent flow may, in suitable conditions, fully…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-02-11 F. Giazotto , T. T. Heikkilä , F. S. Bergeret

Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) are state-of-the-art in ultra-sensitive magnetometry; however, conventional SQUID devices are fundamentally limited by the inherently nonlinear and periodic nature of their transfer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-02 Angelo Greco , Giorgio De Simoni , Francesco Giazotto