We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device（SQUID） detector are prepared by shadow evaporatio...We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device（SQUID） detector are prepared by shadow evaporation with a suspended bridge. Al junctions with areas as small as 0.05 μm^2 are fabricated for the qubit, in which the number of the decoherencecausing two-level systems（TLS） residing in the tunnel barrier and proportional to the junction area are greatly reduced. The measured energy spectrum shows no avoided crossing arising from coherent TLS in the experimentally reachable flux bias range of the phase qubit, which demonstrates the energy relaxation time T1 and dephasing time Tφ on the order of 100 ns and 50 ns, respectively. We discuss several possible origins of decoherence from incoherent or weakly-coupled coherent TLS and further improvements of the qubit performance.展开更多
The addition Of Pb enhances the hightemperature stability as well as theproportion of the high Tphase in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor.The sample A with nominal composi-tion of BiSrCaCuOwas synthesized bySolid state re...The addition Of Pb enhances the hightemperature stability as well as theproportion of the high Tphase in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor.The sample A with nominal composi-tion of BiSrCaCuOwas synthesized bySolid state reaction.It was sintered in airat 1153K for 24h,followed by annealingat 773K for 24h and furnace-cooling.The sample B with a nominal compositionof BiPbSrCaCuOwas prepared bymixing PbO with the powder ofBiSrCaCuOwhich had been prefired at1113K for 24h,pressing,sintering at展开更多
Superconducting La1.937Sr0.063CuO4 crystals grown by the travelling-solvent floating-zone technique were thermally treated under various temperatures and oxygen pressures for moderately adjusting the oxygen content. T...Superconducting La1.937Sr0.063CuO4 crystals grown by the travelling-solvent floating-zone technique were thermally treated under various temperatures and oxygen pressures for moderately adjusting the oxygen content. The response of intrinsic electronic property of the crystals to the change of hole density in La2-xSrxCuO4 in the vicinity of the magic doping of x= 1/16 （= 0.0625） is studied in detail by magnetic measurements under various fields up to 1 T. It is found that when the superconducting critical temperature （Tc） increases with the oxygen content, there appears also a new subtle electronic state that can be detected from the differential curves of diamagnetic susceptibility dx/dT of the crystal sample. In contrast with the intrinsic state, the new subtle electronic state is very fragile under the magnetic fields. Our results indicate that a moderate change in oxygen doping does not significantly modify the intrinsic electronic state originally existing at the magic doping level.展开更多
By means of X-ray diffraction investigations and electric resistivity measurements the tempera- ture dependence of phase structure and supercon- ductivity in YBa_2Cu_3O_(7_x) over the temperature range of 20℃-950℃ h...By means of X-ray diffraction investigations and electric resistivity measurements the tempera- ture dependence of phase structure and supercon- ductivity in YBa_2Cu_3O_(7_x) over the temperature range of 20℃-950℃ have been studied.The lattice parameters a,b and c as well as conductivity as a function of annealing temperatures can be roughly divided into three zones which are superconductive orthorhombic structure 1(a<b(?)c/3) at 20℃-500℃,normal conductive orthorhombic structure 2(a<b<c/3)from 550℃ to about 750℃ and semiconductive-like tetragonal structure (a=b<c/3)from about 800℃ to 950℃.However, the boundaries of the three zones is not much distinctive because there is a continuous transi- tion from the orthorhombic to tetragonal struc- ture.Furthermore,the processes of orthorhom- bic-tetragonal transition in the range of 350℃-950℃ are not only continuous but also reversible.The isothermal transition of orthorhombic 2 to orthorhombic 1 occurs at 350℃-500℃,while the maximum rate of transition and high T_c superconductivity can be obtained at about 460℃.This process of isothermal transition depends on the ordering of oxygen atoms or vacancies and the thermodynamic equilibrium to allow the oxygen diffusion.展开更多
We show that a doped spin-1/2 ladder with antiferromagnetic intra-chain and ferromagnetic inter-chain coupling is a symmetry protected topologically non-trivial Luttinger liquid.Turning on a large easy-plane spin anis...We show that a doped spin-1/2 ladder with antiferromagnetic intra-chain and ferromagnetic inter-chain coupling is a symmetry protected topologically non-trivial Luttinger liquid.Turning on a large easy-plane spin anisotropy drives the system to a topologically-trivial Luttinger liquid.Both phases have full spin gaps and exhibit power-law superconducting pair correlation.The Cooper pair symmetry is singlet dxy in the non-trivial phase and triplet Sz? 0 in the trivial phase.The topologically non-trivial Luttinger liquid exhibits gapless spin excitations in the presence of a boundary,and it has no non-interacting or mean-field theory analog even when the fluctuating phase in the charge sector is pinned.As a function of the strength of spin anisotropy there is a topological phase transition upon which the spin gap closes.We speculate these Luttinger liquids are relevant to the superconductivity in metalized integer spin ladders or chains.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2014CB921202,2015CB921104,and 2016YFA0300601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91321208 and 11674380)
文摘We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device（SQUID） detector are prepared by shadow evaporation with a suspended bridge. Al junctions with areas as small as 0.05 μm^2 are fabricated for the qubit, in which the number of the decoherencecausing two-level systems（TLS） residing in the tunnel barrier and proportional to the junction area are greatly reduced. The measured energy spectrum shows no avoided crossing arising from coherent TLS in the experimentally reachable flux bias range of the phase qubit, which demonstrates the energy relaxation time T1 and dephasing time Tφ on the order of 100 ns and 50 ns, respectively. We discuss several possible origins of decoherence from incoherent or weakly-coupled coherent TLS and further improvements of the qubit performance.
文摘The addition Of Pb enhances the hightemperature stability as well as theproportion of the high Tphase in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor.The sample A with nominal composi-tion of BiSrCaCuOwas synthesized bySolid state reaction.It was sintered in airat 1153K for 24h,followed by annealingat 773K for 24h and furnace-cooling.The sample B with a nominal compositionof BiPbSrCaCuOwas prepared bymixing PbO with the powder ofBiSrCaCuOwhich had been prefired at1113K for 24h,pressing,sintering at
基金Project supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (973 project Grant No 2006CB0L0302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10574149)Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No KJCX2-SW-W18)
文摘Superconducting La1.937Sr0.063CuO4 crystals grown by the travelling-solvent floating-zone technique were thermally treated under various temperatures and oxygen pressures for moderately adjusting the oxygen content. The response of intrinsic electronic property of the crystals to the change of hole density in La2-xSrxCuO4 in the vicinity of the magic doping of x= 1/16 （= 0.0625） is studied in detail by magnetic measurements under various fields up to 1 T. It is found that when the superconducting critical temperature （Tc） increases with the oxygen content, there appears also a new subtle electronic state that can be detected from the differential curves of diamagnetic susceptibility dx/dT of the crystal sample. In contrast with the intrinsic state, the new subtle electronic state is very fragile under the magnetic fields. Our results indicate that a moderate change in oxygen doping does not significantly modify the intrinsic electronic state originally existing at the magic doping level.
文摘By means of X-ray diffraction investigations and electric resistivity measurements the tempera- ture dependence of phase structure and supercon- ductivity in YBa_2Cu_3O_(7_x) over the temperature range of 20℃-950℃ have been studied.The lattice parameters a,b and c as well as conductivity as a function of annealing temperatures can be roughly divided into three zones which are superconductive orthorhombic structure 1(a<b(?)c/3) at 20℃-500℃,normal conductive orthorhombic structure 2(a<b<c/3)from 550℃ to about 750℃ and semiconductive-like tetragonal structure (a=b<c/3)from about 800℃ to 950℃.However, the boundaries of the three zones is not much distinctive because there is a continuous transi- tion from the orthorhombic to tetragonal struc- ture.Furthermore,the processes of orthorhom- bic-tetragonal transition in the range of 350℃-950℃ are not only continuous but also reversible.The isothermal transition of orthorhombic 2 to orthorhombic 1 occurs at 350℃-500℃,while the maximum rate of transition and high T_c superconductivity can be obtained at about 460℃.This process of isothermal transition depends on the ordering of oxygen atoms or vacancies and the thermodynamic equilibrium to allow the oxygen diffusion.
基金supported by the U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Science,Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research,Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing(SciDAC)program
文摘We show that a doped spin-1/2 ladder with antiferromagnetic intra-chain and ferromagnetic inter-chain coupling is a symmetry protected topologically non-trivial Luttinger liquid.Turning on a large easy-plane spin anisotropy drives the system to a topologically-trivial Luttinger liquid.Both phases have full spin gaps and exhibit power-law superconducting pair correlation.The Cooper pair symmetry is singlet dxy in the non-trivial phase and triplet Sz? 0 in the trivial phase.The topologically non-trivial Luttinger liquid exhibits gapless spin excitations in the presence of a boundary,and it has no non-interacting or mean-field theory analog even when the fluctuating phase in the charge sector is pinned.As a function of the strength of spin anisotropy there is a topological phase transition upon which the spin gap closes.We speculate these Luttinger liquids are relevant to the superconductivity in metalized integer spin ladders or chains.
