Sensitivity and Linearity of Superconducting Radio-Frequency Single-Electron Transistors: Effects of Quantum Charge Fluctuations

Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.066804

We have investigated the effects of quantum fluctuations of quasiparticles on the operation of superconducting radio-frequency single-electron transistors (RF-SETs) for large values of the quasiparticle cotunneling parameter $\alpha=8E_{J}/E_{c}$, where $E_{J}$ and $E_{c}$ are the Josephson and charging energies. We find that for $\alpha>1$, subgap RF-SET operation is still feasible despite quantum fluctuations that renormalize the SET charging energy and wash out quasiparticle tunneling thresholds. Surprisingly, such RF-SETs show linearity and signal-to-noise ratio superior to those obtained when quantum fluctuations are weak, while still demonstrating excellent charge sensitivity.

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