Dr Jon Prance at the Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre. Credit: Image courtesy of Lancaster University
The 1st ever measurement of the temp of electrons in a nanoelectronic device a few thousandths of a degree above 0K was demonstrated in a joint research project performed by Lancaster University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, and Aivon Ltd. The team managed to make the electrons in a circuit on a silicon chip colder than had previously been achieved. Dr Rich Haley said: “This is a notable achievement in that the team has finally broken through the 4 millikelvin barrier, which has been the record in such structures for over 15 years.”
Although it has long been possible to cool samples of bulk metals even below 1 millikelvin, it has proved very difficult to transfer this t...
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