Quantum nano-electromechanics with electrons, quasiparticles and Cooper pairs: effective bath descriptions and strong feedback effects

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2005-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0507646v2

New J. Phys. 7, 238 (2005).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

27 pages, 7 figures; submitted to the New Journal of Physics focus issue on Nano-electromechanical Systems; error in reference

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/7/1/238

Using a quantum noise approach, we discuss the physics of both normal metal and superconducting single electron transistors (SET) coupled to mechanical resonators. Particular attention is paid to the regime where transport occurs via incoherent Cooper-pair tunneling (either via the Josephson quasiparticle (JQP) or double Josephson quasiparticle (DJQP) process). We show that, surprisingly, the back-action of tunneling Cooper pairs (or superconducting quasiparticles) can be used to significantly cool the oscillator. We also discuss the physical origin of negative damping effects in this system, and how they can lead to a regime of strong electro-mechanical feedback, where despite a weak SET - oscillator coupling, the motion of the oscillator strongly effects the tunneling of the Cooper pairs. We show that in this regime, the oscillator is characterized by an energy-dependent effective temperature. Finally, we discuss the strong analogy between back-action effects of incoherent Cooper-pair tunneling and ponderomotive effects in an optical cavity with a moveable mirror; in our case, tunneling Cooper pairs play the role of the cavity photons.

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