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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.