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30 Jul-5 Aug 2017 Quy Nhon (Vietnam)

 

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Ultralow 1/f Noise in Superconducting Cobalt Diciliside Thin Films on Silicon
Shao-Pin Chiu  1@  , Sheng-Shiuan Yeh  2  , Chien-Jyun Chiou  3  , Yi-Chia Chou  3, *@  , Juhn-Jong Lin  2, 3, *@  , Chang-Chyi Tsuei  4  
1 : Institute of Physics, National Chiao Tung University  (IOP, NCTU)  -  Website
No.1001, Daxue Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City 30010 -  Taiwan
2 : Institute of Physics, National Chiao Tung University  (IOP, NCTU)
3 : Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University  (EP, NCTU)
4 : (Emeritus from) IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
* : Corresponding author

High-precision resistance noise measurements indicate that the epitaxial CoSi2/Si heterostructures at 150 K and 2 K (slightly above its superconducting transition temperature Tc of 1.54 K) exhibit an unusually low 1/f noise level in the low frequency range. This corresponds to an upper limit of Hooge constant γ ≤ 3×10^-6, about 100 times lower than that of single-crystalline aluminum films on SiO2. Supported by high-resolution cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy studies, our analysis reveals that the 1/f noise is dominated by excess interfacial Si atoms and their dimer reconstruction induced fluctuators. Unbonded orbitals (i.e., dangling bonds) on excess Si atoms are intrinsically rare at the epitaxial CoSi2/Si(100) interface, giving limited trapping-detrapping centers for localized charges. With its excellent normal-state properties, CoSi2 has been used in Si-based integrated circuits for decades. The intrinsically low noise properties could have high potential for developing quiet qubits and scalable superconducting circuits for future quantum computing.


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