Extremely weak electron-phonon coupling in Josephson junctions built on InAs on Insulator

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that InAs-on-Insulator Josephson junctions exhibit extremely weak electron-phonon coupling, enabling precise thermal control and promising applications in quantum sensing and superconducting thermal circuits.

Contribution

It provides the first quantitative measurement of weak electron-phonon coupling in InAsOI Josephson junctions, highlighting their potential for advanced caloritronic devices.

Findings

Weak electron-phonon coupling confirmed by sub-Kelvin measurements

Strong thermal decoupling enables precise electronic-temperature control

InAsOI junctions show robust superconducting performance

Abstract

InAs-on-Insulator (InAsOI) enables an effective superconducting proximity effect and extremely weak electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling, allowing precise electronic-temperature control with minimal power. Using Josephson junction thermometry, we extract sub-Kelvin e-ph coupling parameters, confirming strong thermal decoupling and robust superconducting performance. The combination of weak e-ph interaction and full electrostatic tunability makes InAsOI a powerful platform for coherent caloritronics, ultrasensitive bolometry, single-photon detection, and gate-controlled superconducting thermal circuits.