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year | 2017 |
author(s) | M. Palma, C. P. Scheller, D. Maradan, A. V. Feshchenko, M. Meschke, and D. M. Zumbühl |
title | On-and-off chip cooling of a Coulomb blockade thermometer down to 2.8 mK" |
document type | Paper |
Keywords | Thermal instruments Refrigerators Thermal Transition Phonons |
source | Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 253101 (2017) |
doi | 10.1063/1.5002565 |
EMP/Horizon2020 | This publication does not include a EMP/Horizon2020 acknowledgement. |
abstract | Cooling nanoelectronic devices below 10 mK is a great challenge since thermal conductivities become very small, thus creating a pronounced sensitivity to heat leaks. Here, we overcome these difficulties by using adiabatic demagnetization of both the electronic leads and the large metallic islands of a Coulomb blockade thermometer. This reduces the external heat leak through the leads and also provides on-chip refrigeration, together cooling the thermometer down to 2.8 ± 0.1 mK. We present a thermal model which gives a good qualitative account and suggests that the main limitation is heating due to pulse tube vibrations. With better decoupling, temperatures below 1 mK should be within reach, thus opening the door for μK nanoelectronics. |