{
  "id": "1101.0231",
  "version": "v3",
  "published": "2010-12-31T11:47:29.000Z",
  "updated": "2011-03-14T15:35:54.000Z",
  "title": "Coulomb Blockade due to Quantum Phase-Slips Illustrated with Devices",
  "authors": [
    "A. M. Hriscu",
    "Yu. V. Nazarov"
  ],
  "journal": "Physical Review B 83, 174511 (2011)",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174511",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "In order to illustrate the emergence of Coulomb blockade from coherent quantum phase-slip processes in thin superconducting wires, we propose and theoretically investigate two elementary setups, or \"devices\". The setups are derived from Cooper-pair box and Cooper-pair transistor, so we refer to them as QPS-box and QPS-transistor, respectively. We demonstrate that the devices exhibit sensitivity to a charge induced by a gate electrode, this being the main signature of Coulomb blockade. Experimental realization of these devices will unambiguously prove the Coulomb blockade as an effect of coherence of phase-slip processes. We analyze the emergence of discrete charging in the limit strong phase-slips. We have found and investigated six distinct regimes that are realized depending on the relation between three characteristic energy scales: inductive and charging energy, and phase-slip amplitude. For completeness, we include a brief discussion of dual Josephson-junction devices.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v3",
      "updated": "2011-03-14T15:35:54.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "74.78.Na",
      "74.25.Gz",
      "74.81.Fa"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "coulomb blockade",
      "quantum phase-slips",
      "coherent quantum phase-slip processes",
      "dual josephson-junction devices",
      "characteristic energy scales"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Physical Review B",
      "year": 2011,
      "month": "May",
      "volume": 83,
      "number": 17,
      "pages": 174511
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2011PhRvB..83q4511H"
    }
  }
}