Quantum capacitance and charge sensing of a superconducting double dot

Nicholas J. Lambert; Adam A. Esmail; Megan Edwards; Felix A. Pollock; Brendon William Lovett; Andrew Ferguson

doi:10.1063/1.4962811

Quantum capacitance and charge sensing of a superconducting double dot

Nicholas J. Lambert, Adam A. Esmail, Megan Edwards, Felix A. Pollock, Brendon William Lovett, Andrew Ferguson

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We study the energetics of a superconducting double dot, by measuring both the quantum capacitance of the device and the response of a nearby charge sensor. We observe different behaviour for odd and even charge states and describe this with a model based on the competition between the charging energy and the superconducting gap. We also find that, at finite temperatures, thermodynamic considerations have a significant effect on the charge stability diagram.

Original language	English
Article number	112603
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	11
Early online date	15 Sept 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962811
Publication status	Published - Sept 2016

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