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Quantum Dynamics in Josephson Junctions and Symmetry
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Quantum Dynamics in Josephson Junctions and Symmetry

A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 10698

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Prof. Nikolay Klenov

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Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: Josephson systems; quantum computations; superconducting spintronics; artificial neural networks; quantum optics; physics of plasmas

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

A programmable quantum computer based on superconducting technologies has already demonstrated supremacy over the most powerful supercomputers in the world when solving a specially developed test problem. Existing quantum processors on Josephson junctions differ in the number and type of qubits, the number of interqubit connections, and their physical implementation. From the outside, such computers resemble a complex quantum system with sophisticated techniques for state control and read-out. This allows Quantum Dynamics in Josephson Junction Systems to be used for analyzing solutions to a number of problems from a wide variety of fields, including molecular chemistry, biology, periodic and quasiperiodic crystals, and pattern recognition. On the other hand, the accumulated methods of applying the "laws of symmetry" to physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer science can be used to improve Josephson quantum computers. These two mutually complementary features inspired us to start working on this multidisciplinary Special Issue of the Symmetry journal.

Prof. Nikolay Klenov
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Josephson qubits
  • Josephson neural networks
  • Quantum supremacy
  • Quantum simulations
  • Quantum operations

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Controlling I-V Hysteresis in Al/Pt Bilayer Symmetric SQUIDs at Millikelvin Temperatures
by Dmitry S. Yakovlev, Ivan A. Nazhestkin, Nidzhat G. Ismailov, Sergei V. Egorov, Vladimir N. Antonov and Vladimir L. Gurtovoi
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 550; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/sym15020550 - 18 Feb 2023
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We study operation of a superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) based on a new bilayer material. They can be used for the ultra-sensitive detection of magnetic momentum at temperatures down to milliKelvin range. Typically, thermal origin hysteresis of the symmetric SQUID current-voltage curves [...] Read more.
We study operation of a superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) based on a new bilayer material. They can be used for the ultra-sensitive detection of magnetic momentum at temperatures down to milliKelvin range. Typically, thermal origin hysteresis of the symmetric SQUID current-voltage curves limits operating temperatures to T>0.6Tc. We used a new bilayer material for SQUID fabrication, namely proximity-coupled superconductor/normal-metal (S/N) bilayers (aluminum 25 nm/platinum 5 nm). Because of the 5 nm Pt-layer, Al/Pt devices show nonhysteretic behavior in a broad temperature range from 20 mK to 0.8 K. Furthermore, the Al/Pt bilayer devices demonstrate an order of magnitude lower critical current compared to the Al devices, which decreases the screening parameter (βL) and improves the modulation depth of the critical current by magnetic flux. Operation at lower temperatures reduces thermal noise and increases the SQUID magnetic field resolution. Moreover, we expect strong decrease of two-level fluctuators on the surface of aluminum due to Pt-layer oxidation protection and hence significant reduction of the 1/f noise. Optimized geometry of Al/Pt symmetric SQUIDs is promising for the detection of single-electron spin flip. Full article
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Peculiarities of Electron Wave Packet Dynamics in Planar Nanostructures in the Presence of Magnetic and Electric Fields
by Darya Starodubtseva and Olga Tikhonova
Symmetry 2022, 14(10), 2215; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/sym14102215 - 20 Oct 2022
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Currently, spatially localized electron densities and currents are considered to be candidates for use in the encoding of quantum information. For this reason, the control of their temporal dynamics is an important task. In this work, the spatiotemporal evolution of an electron wave [...] Read more.
Currently, spatially localized electron densities and currents are considered to be candidates for use in the encoding of quantum information. For this reason, the control of their temporal dynamics is an important task. In this work, the spatiotemporal evolution of an electron wave packet in planar nanostructure in the presence of transverse magnetic and lateral electric fields is investigated by direct analytical solution of the non-stationary Schrödinger equation. Methods to control and manage the dynamics of the spatially localized electron density distribution are developed. The production of photon-like quantum states of electrons opens up opportunities for applications similar to quantum optical and quantum information technologies but implemented with charge carriers. Quantum control of the trajectory of the electron wave packet, accompanied by dramatic suppression of its spreading, is demonstrated. This study discovered methods to manage spatially localized electron behavior in a nanostructure that allows a controllable charge quantum transfer and gives rise to new prospects for quantum nanoelectronics technology. Full article
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Superconductivity in Hierarchical 3D Nanostructured Pb–In Alloys
by Artem F. Shevchun, Galina K. Strukova, Ivan M. Shmyt’ko, Gennady V. Strukov, Sergey A. Vitkalov, Dmitry S. Yakovlev, Ivan A. Nazhestkin and Dmitry V. Shovkun
Symmetry 2022, 14(10), 2142; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/sym14102142 - 13 Oct 2022
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The superconducting properties of hierarchical nanostructured samples of Pb–In alloys have been studied by the measurement of dynamic susceptibility χ(T) temperature dependence. Symmetric samples with different shapes and sizes were formed on a brass metallic net by cathode-metal electrodeposition with [...] Read more.
The superconducting properties of hierarchical nanostructured samples of Pb–In alloys have been studied by the measurement of dynamic susceptibility χ(T) temperature dependence. Symmetric samples with different shapes and sizes were formed on a brass metallic net by cathode-metal electrodeposition with a programmed pulsing current. Two different kinds of χ(T) dependence were observed in synthesized structures. The first kind was a broad superconductive transition without energy dissipation with a very weak response to the external magnetic field. The second kind was, conversely, an abrupt transition signifying an energy dissipation with a significant field response. This behavior depends on the ratio between a superconducting domain size (defined by the London penetration depth λ) and a crystallite size. In these cases, one or several superconducting domains are present in a sample. This result paves the way to controlling a superconducting domain size in materials with the parameters of a pulsed current. Full article
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