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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Apostolidis, P.
• Villis, B. J.
• Chittock-Wood, J. F.
• Powell, J. M.
• Baumgartner, A.
• Vesterinen, V.
• Simbierowicz, S.
• Hassel, J.
• Buitelaar, M. R.

Titel

Quantum paraelectric varactors for radiofrequency measurements at millikelvin temperatures

Ist Teil von

• Nature electronics, 2024, Vol.7 (9), p.760-767

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Radiofrequency reflectometry can provide fast and sensitive electrical read-out of charge and spin qubits in quantum dot devices coupled to resonant circuits. In situ frequency tuning and impedance matching of the resonator circuit using voltage-tunable capacitors (varactors) is needed to optimize read-out sensitivity, but the performance of conventional semiconductor- and ferroelectric-based varactors degrades substantially in the millikelvin temperature range relevant for solid-state quantum devices. Here we show that strontium titanate and potassium tantalate, materials which can exhibit quantum paraelectric behaviour with large field-tunable permittivity at low temperatures, can be used to make varactors with perfect impedance matching and resonator frequency tuning at 6 mK. We characterize the varactors at 6 mK in terms of their capacitance tunability, dissipative losses and magnetic field insensitivity. We use the quantum paraelectric varactors to optimize the radiofrequency read-out of carbon nanotube quantum dot devices, achieving a charge sensitivity of 4.8 μ e Hz −1/2 and a capacitance sensitivity of 0.04 aF Hz −1/2 .