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Energy-level quantization and single-photon control of phase slips in YBa2Cu3O7–x nanowires

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  • M. Lyatti

    (University of Münster
    Kotelnikov IRE RAS
    PGI-5, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

  • M. A. Wolff

    (University of Münster)

  • I. Gundareva

    (Kotelnikov IRE RAS
    PGI-5, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

  • M. Kruth

    (ER-C 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

  • S. Ferrari

    (University of Münster)

  • R. E. Dunin-Borkowski

    (PGI-5, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

  • C. Schuck

    (University of Münster)

Abstract

Significant progress has been made in superconducting quantum circuits. However new quantum devices that have longer decoherence times at higher temperatures are urgently required for quantum technologies. Superconducting nanowires with quantum phase slips are promising candidates for use in novel quantum devices. Here, we demonstrate YBa2Cu3O7-x nanowires with phase-slip dynamics and study their switching-current statistics at temperatures below 20 K. We apply theoretical models developed for Josephson junctions and show that our results provide strong evidence for energy-level quantization in the nanowires. The crossover temperature to the quantum regime of 12–13 K and the lifetime in the excited state exceeding 20 ms at 5.4 K are superior to those in conventional Josephson junctions. We also show how the absorption of a single photon changes the phase-slip and quantum state of a nanowire, which is important for the development of single-photon detectors with high operating temperature and superior temporal resolution.

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  • M. Lyatti & M. A. Wolff & I. Gundareva & M. Kruth & S. Ferrari & R. E. Dunin-Borkowski & C. Schuck, 2020. "Energy-level quantization and single-photon control of phase slips in YBa2Cu3O7–x nanowires," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-14548-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14548-x
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