Quantum Circuit Refrigerator
Kuan Yen Tan, Matti Partanen, Russell E. Lake, Joonas Govenius,, Shumpei Masuda, and Mikko M\"ott\"onen

TL;DR
This paper introduces a voltage-controlled quantum tunneling refrigerator that directly cools superconducting resonators, potentially improving quantum device performance and initialization in quantum computing.
Contribution
It demonstrates a novel on-demand cooling method for superconducting resonators using quantum tunneling, verified by experiments and theoretical modeling.
Findings
Effective cooling of resonator mode observed
Good agreement between theory and experiment
Potential for integration into quantum devices
Abstract
Quantum technology promises revolutionizing applications in information processing, communications, sensing, and modelling. However, efficient on-demand cooling of the functional quantum degrees of freedom remains a major challenge in many solid-state implementations, such as superconducting circuits. Here, we demonstrate direct cooling of a superconducting resonator mode using voltage-controllable quantum tunneling of electrons in a nanoscale refrigerator. This result is revealed by a decreased electron temperature at a resonator-coupled probe resistor, even when the electrons in the refrigerator itself are at an elevated temperature. Our conclusions are verified by control experiments and by a good quantitative agreement between a detailed theoretical model and the direct experimental observations in a broad range of operation voltages and phonon bath temperatures. In the future, the…
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