PASSING ELECTRONS ONE BY ONE - IS A 10-8 ACCURACY ACHIEVABLE

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作者
POTHIER, H [1 ]
LAFARGE, P [1 ]
ESTEVE, D [1 ]
URBINA, C [1 ]
DEVORET, MH [1 ]
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[1] CEA SACLAY,SERV PHYS ETAT CONDENSE,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
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10.1109/19.278575
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We analyze the error mechanisms of the single electron pump with an arbitrary number of junctions. An upper bound for the error probability is computed analytically at zero temperature. We show that a 10(-8) accuracy is achievable for devices with five or more junctions.
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页数:7
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