Electric field control of radiative heat transfer in a superconducting circuit

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2002.11591v3
• Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:28:59 GMT
• Title: Electric field control of radiative heat transfer in a superconducting circuit
• Authors: Olivier Maillet, Diego Subero, Joonas T. Peltonen, Dmitry S. Golubev, Jukka P. Pekola
• Abstract summary: We introduce a dual, magnetic field-free circuit where charge quantization in a superconducting island enables thorough electric field control. We observe heat flow oscillations originating from the competition between Cooper-pair tunnelling and Coulomb repulsion in the island. Our results demonstrate that the duality between charge and flux extends to heat transport, with promising applications in thermal management of quantum devices.
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• Abstract: Heat is detrimental for the operation of quantum systems, yet it fundamentally behaves according to quantum mechanics, being phase coherent and universally quantum-limited regardless of its carriers. Due to their robustness, superconducting circuits integrating dissipative elements are ideal candidates to emulate many-body phenomena in quantum heat transport, hitherto scarcely explored experimentally. However, their ability to tackle the underlying full physical richness is severely hindered by the exclusive use of a magnetic flux as a control parameter and requires complementary approaches. Here, we introduce a dual, magnetic field-free circuit where charge quantization in a superconducting island enables thorough electric field control. We thus tune the thermal conductance, close to its quantum limit, of a single photonic channel between two mesoscopic reservoirs. We observe heat flow oscillations originating from the competition between Cooper-pair tunnelling and Coulomb repulsion in the island, well captured by a simple model. Our results demonstrate that the duality between charge and flux extends to heat transport, with promising applications in thermal management of quantum devices.

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