Overall performance evaluation using an equivalent circuit model for radio-frequency single-electron transistors

Autor: Saxon Liou, Wei-Chen Chien, Watson Kuo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 032161-032161-13 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4751251
Popis: Charge sensitivities of a radio-frequency single-electron transistor (RF-SET) by using amplitude (AD) and phase-shift detection (PSD) of the reflected RF signals were experimentally studied. It was found that AD is most sensitive at the resonant frequency while PSD is most sensitive at a frequency slightly off the resonance. The best PSD sensitivity is better than the best AD one when the quality factor of a tank circuit is higher than 10; the higher Q-value is, the superior PSD. The maximal change in reflection amplitude and phase-shift were found proportional to the SET conductance change. The above experimental findings were confirmed by the calculation based on an equivalent circuit model.
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