Administration of EMP-related Publications
year | 2020 |
author(s) | Olivier Maillet, Diego Subero, Joonas T. Peltonen, Dmitry S. Golubev, Jukka P. Pekola |
title | Electric field control of radiative heat transfer in a superconducting circuit |
document type | Paper |
source | Nat Commun 11, 4326 (2020) |
doi | 10.1038/s41467-020-18163-8 |
arxiv | https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.11591 |
EMP/Horizon2020 | This publication does not include a EMP/Horizon2020 acknowledgement. |
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 highlight the consequences of charge-phase conjugation on heat transport, with promising applications in thermal management of quantum devices and design of microbolometers. |