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2013

  • F. W. J. Hekking, J. P. Pekola
    Quantum jump approach for work and dissipation in a two-level system
    arXiv:1305.5207,
  • H.Q. Nguyen, T. Aref, V. J. Kauppila, M. Meschke, C. B. Winkelmann, H. Courtois, J. P. Pekola
    Trapping hot quasi-particles in a high-power electronic cooler
    arXiv:1304.1846,
  • V.J. Kauppila, H. Q. Nguyen, T. T. Heikkilä
    Non-equilibrium and proximity effects in superconductor-normal metal junctions
    arXiv:1304.1288,
  • J. V. Koski, T. Sagawa, O.-P. Saira, Y. Yoon, A. Kutvonen, P. Solinas, M. Möttönen, T. Ala-Nissila, J. P. Pekola
    Distribution of Entropy Production in a Single-Electron Box
    arXiv:1303.6405,
  • J. P. Pekola, P. Solinas, A. Shnirman, D. V. Averin
    Calorimetric measurement of quantum work
    arXiv:1212.5808v1,
  • V. F. Maisi, S. V. Lotkhov, A. Kemppinen, A. Heimes, J. T. Muhonen, J. P. Pekola
    Single quasiparticle excitation dynamics on a superconducting island
    arXiv:1212.2755,
  • J. P. Pekola, O.-P. Saira, V. F. Maisi, A. Kemppinen, M. Möttönen, Yu. A. Pashkin, D. V. Averin
    Single-electron current sources: towards a refined definition of ampere
    arXiv:1208.4030, to appear in Rev. Mod. Phys.
  • A. V. Feshchenko, M. Meschke, D. Gunnarsson, M. Prunnila, L. Roschier, J. S. Penttilä and J. P. Pekola
    Primary thermometry in the intermediate Coulomb blockade regime
    arXiv:1206.0548, to appear in J. Low. Temp. Phys.
  • S. Gasparinetti, P. Solinas, S. Pugnetti, R. Fazio, J. P. Pekola
    Environment-governed dynamics in driven quantum systems
    arXiv:1212.3099, Physical Review Letters 110, 150403 (2013).
  • D. Golubev, T. Faivre, J. P. Pekola
    Heat transport through a Josephson junction
    arXiv:1212.4267, Physical Review B 87, 094522 (2013).
  • P. Solinas, D. V. Averin and J. P. Pekola
    Work and its fluctuations in a driven quantum system
    arXiv:1206.5699, Physical Review B 87, 060508 (2013).
  • J. P. Pekola, A. Kutvonen and T. Ala-Nissila
    Dissipated work and fluctuation relations for non-equilibrium single-electron transitions
    arXiv:1205.3951, J. Stat. Mech. P02033 (2013).
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    2012

  • O.-P. Saira, Y. Yoon, T. Tanttu, M. Möttönen, D. V. Averin and J. P. Pekola
    Test of Jarzynski and Crooks fluctuation relations in an electronic system,
    arXiv:1206.7049, Physical Review Letters 109, 180601 (2012).
  • S. Gasparinetti and I. Kamleitner
    Coherent Cooper-pair pumping by magnetic flux control,
    arXiv:1209.3626, Physical Review B 86, 224510 (2012).
  • S. Gasparinetti, P. Solinas, Y. Yoon and J. P. Pekola
    Single Cooper-pair pumping in the adiabatic limit and beyond,
    arXiv:1206.0193, Physical Review B 86, 060502 (2012).
  • O.-P. Saira, A. Kemppinen, V. F. Maisi, and J. P. Pekola
    Vanishing quasiparticle density in a hybrid Al/Cu/Al single-electron transistor,
    arXiv:1106.1326, Physical Review B 85, 012504 (2012).
  • P. Solinas, M. Möttönen, J. Salmilehto, and J. P. Pekola
    Cooper-pair current in the presence of flux noise,
    arXiv:1110.5503, Physical Review B 85, 024527 (2012).
  • F. Hoehne, Y. A. Pashkin, O. V. Astafiev, M. Möttönen, J. P. Pekola, and J. S. Tsai
    Coherent superconducting quantum pump,
    Physical Review B 85, 140504 (2012).
  • N. Vercruyssen, T. G. A. Verhagen, M. G. Flokstra, J. P. Pekola and T. M. Klapwijk
    Evanescent states and nonequilibrium in driven superconducting nanowires,
    arXiv:1202.2588, Physical Review B 85, 224503 (2012).
  • H. Godfrin, M. Meschke, H.-J. Lauter, A. Sultan, H. M. Böhm, E. Krotscheck and M. Panholzer
    Observation of a roton collective mode in a two-dimensional Fermi liquid,
    Nature 483, 576 (2012).
  • J. T. Muhonen, M. Meschke and J. P. Pekola
    Micrometre-scale refrigerators,
    Reports on Progress in Physics 75, 046501 (2012).
  • L. Casparis, M. Meschke, D. Maradan, A. C. Clark, C. Scheller, K. K. Schwarzwalder, J. P. Pekola and D. M. Zumbuhl
    Metallic Coulomb Blockade Thermometry down to 10 mK and below,
    arXiv:1111.1972, Review of Scientific Instruments 83, 083903 (2012).
  • H. S. Knowles, V. F. Maisi, J. P. Pekola
    Probing quasiparticle excitations in a hybrid single electron transistor,
    arXiv:1204.1028v1, Applied Physics Letters 100, 262601 (2012).
  • S. Gasparinetti, M. J. Martínez-Pérez, S. de Franceschi, J. P. Pekola and F. Giazotto
    Nongalvanic thermometry for ultracold two-dimensional electron domains,
    arXiv:1203.5693, Applied Physics Letters 100, 253502 (2012).
  • J. P. Pekola and O.-P. Saira
    Work, Free Energy and Dissipation in Voltage Driven Single-Electron Transitions,
    arXiv:1204.4623, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 169, 70 (2012).
  • L. Roschier, D. Gunnarsson, M. Meschke, A. Savin, J. S. Penttilä and M. Prunnila
    Effect of on-chip filter on Coulomb blockade thermometer,
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series 400, 052029 (2012) .
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    2011

  • S. Gasparinetti, P. Solinas, and J. P. Pekola
    Geometric Landau-Zener Interferometry,
    arXiv:1106.3941, Physical Review Letters 107, 207002 (2011).
  • V. F. Maisi, O.-P. Saira, Yu. A. Pashkin, J. S. Tsai, D.V. Averin, and J. P. Pekola
    Real-time observation of discrete Andreev tunneling events,
    arXiv:1012.5750, Physical Review Letters 106, 217003 (2011).
  • D. V. Averin and J. P. Pekola
    Statistics of the dissipated energy in driven single-electron transitions,
    arXiv:1105.0416, EPL 96, 67004 (2011).
  • T. Aref, V.F. Maisi, M. V. Gustafsson, P. Delsing, and J.P. Pekola
    Andreev tunneling in charge pumping with SINIS turnstiles,
    arXiv:1106.3918, EPL 96 37008 (2011).
  • Dmitri V. Averin, Mikko Möttönen, and Jukka P. Pekola
    Maxwell's demon based on a single-electron pump,
    arXiv:1108.5435, Physical Review B 84 245448 (2011).
  • J. T. Peltonen, M. Helle, A. V. Timofeev, P. Solinas, F. W. J. Hekking, and J. P. Pekola
    Brownian refrigeration by hybrid tunnel junctions,
    arXiv:1104.5623, Phys. Rev. B 84, 144505 (2011).
  • S. Gasparinetti, F. Deon, G. Biasiol, L. Sorba, F. Beltram, and F. Giazotto
    Probing the local temperature of a two-dimensional electron gas microdomain with a quantum dot: Measurement of electron-phonon interaction,
    arXiv:1007.0172, Physical Review B 83, 201306(R) (2011).
  • M. Meschke, J. T. Peltonen, J. P. Pekola, and F. Giazotto
    Tunnel Spectroscopy of a Proximity Josephson Junction,
    arXiv:1105.3875, Physical Review B 84, 214514 (2011).
  • J. T. Peltonen, J. T. Muhonen, M. Meschke, N. B. Kopnin, and J. P. Pekola
    Magnetic-field-induced stabilization of nonequilibrium superconductivity in a normal-metal/insulator/superconductor junction,
    arXiv:1108.1544, Phys. Rev. B 84, 220502(R) (2011).
  • S. V. Lotkhov, O.-P. Saira, J. P. Pekola, and A. B. Zorin
    Single-charge escape processes through a hybrid turnstile in a dissipative environment,
    arXiv:1010.2168, New Journal of Physics 13, 013040 (2011).
  • V. Gramich, P. Solinas, M. Möttönen, J. P. Pekola, and J. Ankerhold
    Measurement scheme for the Lamb shift in a superconducting circuit with broadband environment,
    Physical Review A 84, 052103 (2011)
  • A. Kemppinen, S. V. Lotkov, O.-P. Saira, A. B. Zorin, J. P. Pekola, and A. J. Manninen
    Long hold times in a two-junction electron trap,
    arXiv:1108.1684, Applied Physics Letters 99, 142106 (2011).
  • J. T. Muhonen, M. J. Prest, M. Prunnila, D. Gunnarsson, V. A. Shah, A. Dobbie, M. Myronov, R. J. H. Morris, T. E. Whall, E. H. C. Parker, and D. R. Leadley
    Strain dependence of electron-phonon energy loss rate in many-valley semiconductors,
    arXiv:1101.5889, Applied Physics Letters 98, 182103 (2011).
  • M. J. Prest, J. T. Muhonen, M. Prunnila, D. Gunnarsson, V. A. Shah, J. S. Richardson-Bullock, A. Dobbie, M. Myronov, R. J. H. Morris, T. E. Whall, E. H. C. Parker, D. R. Leadley
    Strain enhanced electron cooling in a degenerately doped semiconductor,
    arXiv:1111.0465, Applied Physics Letters 99, 251908 (2011).
  • J. V. Koski, J. T. Peltonen, M. Meschke, and J. P. Pekola
    Laterally proximized aluminum tunnel junctions,
    arXiv:1104.3052, Applied Physics Letters 98, 203501 (2011).
  • N. Vercruyssen, R. Barends, T. M. Klapwijk, J. T. Muhonen, M. Meschke, and J. P. Pekola
    Substrate-dependent quasiparticle recombination time in superconducting resonators,
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 062509 (2011).
  • Y. Yoon, S. Gasparinetti, M. Möttönen, and J. P. Pekola
    Capacitively Enhanced Thermal Escape in Underdamped Josephson Junctions,
    arXiv:1012.0541, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 163, 164 (2011).
  • M. Meschke, J. Engert, D. Heyer, and J. P. Pekola
    Comparison of Coulomb Blockade Thermometers with the International Temperature Scale PLTS-2000,
    Int. J. Thermophys. 32, 1378 (2011).
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    2010

  • J. P. Pekola, V. F. Maisi, S. Kafanov, N. Chekurov, A. Kemppinen, Yu. A. Pashkin, O.-P. Saira, M. Möttönen, and J. S. Tsai
    Environment-Assisted Tunneling as an Origin of the Dynes Density of States,
    arXiv:1001.3853, Physical Review Letters 105, 026803 (2010).
  • O.-P. Saira, M. Möttönen, V. F. Maisi, and J. P. Pekola
    Environmentally Activated Tunneling Events in a Hybrid Single-Electron Box,
    arXiv:1006.0479, Physical Review B 82, 155443 (2010).
  • F. Giazotto, J. T. Peltonen, M. Meschke, and J. P. Pekola
    SQUIPT - Superconducting Quantum Interference Proximity Transistor,
    arXiv:0909.3806, Nature Physics 6, 254 (2010).
  • M. Prunnila, M. Meschke, D. Gunnarsson, S. Enouz-Vedrenne, J. M. Kivioja, and J.P. Pekola
    Ex situ Tunnel Junction Process Technique Characterized by Coulomb Blockade Thermometry,
    arXiv:1006.2436, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology 28, 1026 (2010).
  • P. Solinas, M. Möttönen, J. Salmilehto, and J.P. Pekola
    Decoherence of adiabatically steered quantum systems,
    arXiv:1007.2347, Physical Review B 82, 134517 (2010).
  • J. P. Pekola, V. Brosco, M. Möttönen, P. Solinas, and A. Shnirman
    Decoherence in adiabatic quantum evolution: application to Cooper pair pumping,
    arXiv:0911.3750, Physical Review Letters 105, 030401 (2010).
  • J. T. Peltonen, P. Virtanen, M. Meschke, J. V. Koski, T. T. Heikkilä, and J. P. Pekola
    Thermal Conductance by the Inverse Proximity Effect in a Superconductor,
    arXiv:1003.5154, Physical Review Letters 105, 097004 (2010).
  • D. V. Averin and J. P. Pekola
    Violation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem in time-dependent mesoscopic heat transport,
    arXiv:1003.2146, Physical Review Letters 104, 220601 (2010).
  • Yu. A. Pashkin, T. F. Li, J. P. Pekola, O. Astafiev, D. A. Knyazev, F. Hoehne, H. Im, Y. Nakamura, and J. S. Tsai
    Detection of mechanical resonance of a single-electron transistor by direct current,
    arXiv:1004.3074, Applied Physics Letters 96, 263513 (2010).
  • J.-M. Pirkkalainen, P. Solinas, J. P. Pekola, M. Möttönen
    Non-Abelian geometric phases in ground-state Josephson devices,
    arXiv:1002.0957, Physical Review B 81, 174506 (2010).
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    2009

  • S. Kafanov, A. Kemppinen, Yu. A. Pashkin, M. Meschke, J. S. Tsai, and J.P. Pekola
    Single-Electronic Radio-Frequency Refrigerator,
    arXiv:0906.0597, Physical Review Letters 103, 120801 (2009).
  • S.V. Lotkhov, A. Kemppinen, S. Kafanov, J.P. Pekola, and A.B. Zorin
    Pumping properties of the hybrid single-electron transistor in dissipative environment,
    arXiv:0905.3402, Applied Physics Letters 95, 112507 (2009).
  • V. F. Maisi, Yu. A. Pashkin, S. Kafanov, J. S. Tsai, and J. P. Pekola
    Parallel pumping of electrons,
    arXiv:0908.2357, New J. Phys. 11, 113057 (2009).
  • S.J. MacLeod, S. Kafanov, and J.P. Pekola
    Periodicity in Al/Ti superconducting single electron transistors,
    arXiv:0906.0715, Applied. Physics Letters 95, 052503 (2009).
  • E. Isosaari, T. Holmqvist, M. Meschke, M. Heinonen, and J. P. Pekola
    Thermometry by micro and nanodevices,
    The European Physical Journal - Special Topics 172, 323 (2009).
  • A. Kemppinen, M. Meschke, M. Möttönen, D.V. Averin, and J.P. Pekola
    Quantized current of a hybrid single-electron transistor with superconducting leads and a normal-metal island,
    arXiv:0803.1563, The European Physical Journal - Special Topics 172, 311 (2009).
  • A.V. Timofeev, M. Helle, M. Meschke, M. Möttönen, and J.P. Pekola
    Electronic Refrigeration at the Quantum Limit,
    arXiv:0902.2584, Physical Review Letters 102, 200801 (2009).
  • M.A. Sillanpää, J. Sarkar, J. Sulkko, J. Muhonen, and P.J. Hakonen
    Accessing nanomechanical resonators via a fast microwave circuit,
    arXiv:0810.5242, Applied Physics Letters 95, 011909 (2009).
  • A. Kemppinen, S. Kafanov, Yu. A. Pashkin, J. S. Tsai, D. V. Averin, and J. P. Pekola
    Experimental investigation of hybrid single-electron turnstiles with high charging energy,
    arXiv:0903.3482, Applied Physics Letters 94, 172108 (2009).
  • T. Holmqvist, J.P. Pekola, and M. Meschke
    Influence of Environment on Tunneling Thermometry,
    Journal of Low Temperature Physics 154, 172 (2009).
  • M. Meschke, J.T. Peltonen, H. Courtois, and J.P. Pekola
    Calorimetric Readout of a Superconducting Proximity-Effect Thermometer,
    arXiv:0901.1013, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 154, 190 (2009).
  • J.T. Muhonen, A.O. Niskanen, M. Meschke, Yu.A. Pashkin, J.S. Tsai, L. Sainiemi, S. Franssila, and J.P. Pekola
    Electronic cooling of a submicron-sized metallic beam,
    arXiv:0807.0283, Applied Physics Letters 94, 073101 (2009).
  • A.V. Timofeev, C. Pascual Garcia, N.B. Kopnin, A.M. Savin, M. Meschke, F. Giazotto, and J.P. Pekola
    Recombination-Limited Energy Relaxation in a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer Superconductor,
    arXiv:0804.4413, Physical Review Letters 102, 017003 (2009).
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    2008

  • Jukka P. Pekola, Tommy Holmqvist, and Matthias Meschke
    Primary tunnel junction thermometry,
    arXiv:0808.0124, Physical Review Letters 101, 206801 (2008).
  • H. Courtois, M. Meschke, J.T. Peltonen, and J.P. Pekola
    Origin of Hysteresis in a Proximity Josephson Junction,
    arXiv:0805.4524, Physical Review Letters 101, 067002 (2008).
  • S. Tirelli, A.M. Savin, C. Pascual Garcia, J.P. Pekola, F. Beltram, and F. Giazotto
    Manipulation and Generation of Supercurrent in Out-of-Equilibrium Josephson Tunnel Nanojunctions,
    arXiv:0804.2649, Physical Review Letters 101, 077004 (2008).
  • F. Giazotto, T.T. Heikkilä, G. Pepe. P. Helistö, A. Luukanen, and J.P. Pekola
    Ultrasensitive Proximity Josephson Sensor with Kinetic Inductance Readout,
    arXiv:0802.2483, Applied Physics Letters 92, 162507 (2008).
  • Dmitri V. Averin and Jukka P. Pekola
    Nonadiabatic charge pumping in a Hybrid Single-Electron Transistor,
    arXiv:0802.1364, Physical Review Letters 101, 066801 (2008).
  • F.W.J. Hekking, A.O. Niskanen, and J.P. Pekola
    Electron-phonon coupling and longitudinal mechanical-mode cooling in a metallic nanowire,
    Physical Review B 77, 033401 (2008).
  • T. Holmqvist, M. Meschke, and J.P. Pekola
    Double oxidation scheme for tunnel junction fabrication,
    Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 26, 28 (2008).
  • Antti Kemppinen, Antti J. Manninen, Mikko Möttönen, Juha J. Vartiainen, Joonas T. Peltonen, and Jukka P. Pekola
    Suppression of the critical current of a balanced superconducting quantum interference device,
    arXiv:0712.0063, Applied Physics Letters 92, 052110 (2008).
  • N. B. Kopnin, F. Taddei, J. P. Pekola, and F. Giazotto
    Influence of photon-assisted tunneling on heat flow in a normal metal-superconductor tunnel junction,
    arXiv:0712.3204, Physical Review B 77, 104517 (2008).
  • Mikko Möttönen, Juha J. Vartiainen, and Jukka P. Pekola
    Experimental Determination of the Berry Phase in a Superconducting Charge Pump,
    arXiv:0710.5623, Physical Review Letters 100, 177201 (2008).
  • Björn Kubala, Jurgen König, and Jukka Pekola
    Violation of the Wiedemann-Franz Law in a Single-Electron Transistor,
    arXiv:0709.4181, Physical Review Letters 100, 066801 (2008).
  • Jukka P. Pekola, Juha J. Vartiainen, Mikko Möttönen, Olli-Pentti Saira, Matthias Meschke, and Dmitri V. Averin
    Hybrid single-electron transistor as a source of quantized electric current,
    arXiv:0708.1995, Nature Physics 4, 120 (2008).
  • P. Kuopanportti, M. Möttönen, V. Bergholm, O.-P. Saira, J. Zhang, and K. B. Whaley
    Suppression of 1/f noise in one-qubit systems,
    arXiv: 0704.0771, Physical Review A 77, 032334 (2008).
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    2007

  • Olli-Pentti Saira, Matthias Meschke, Francesco Giazotto, Alexander M. Savin, Mikko Möttönen, and Jukka P. Pekola
    Heat Transistor: Demonstration of Gate-Controlled Electronic Refrigeration,
    cond-mat/0702361, Physical Review Letters 99, 027203 (2007).
  • J.P. Pekola and F.W.J. Hekking,
    Normal-metal-superconductor tunnel junction as a Brownian refrigerator,
    cond-mat/0702233, Physical Review Letters 98, 210604 (2007).
  • J.T. Peltonen, A.V. Timofeev, M. Meschke, T.T. Heikkilä, and J.P. Pekola
    Detecting non-Gaussian current fluctuations using a Josephson threshold detector,
    Physica E 40, 111 (2007).
  • O.-P. Saira, V. Bergholm, T. Ojanen, and M. Möttönen
    Equivalent qubit dynamics under classical and quantum noise,
    quant-ph/0612556, Physical Review A 75, 012308 (2007).
  • A.V. Timofeev, M. Meschke, J.T. Peltonen, T.T. Heikkilä, and J.P. Pekola
    Wideband detection of the third moment of shot noise by a hysteretic Josephson junction,
    cond-mat/0612087, Physical Review Letters 98, 207001 (2007).
  • Juha Karvanen, Juha J. Vartiainen, Andrey Timofeev, and Jukka Pekola
    Experimental Designs for Binary Data in Switching Measurements on Superconducting Josephson Junctions,
    cond-mat/0610507, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C 56, 167 (2007).
  • J.J. Vartiainen, M. Möttönen, J.P. Pekola, and A. Kemppinen
    Nanoampere pumping of Cooper pairs,
    cond-mat/0612556, Applied Physics Letters 90, 082102 (2007).
  • Jukka P. Pekola, Francesco Giazotto, and Olli-Pentti Saira
    Radio-Frequency Single-Electron Refrigerator,
    cond-mat/0607814, Physical Review Letters 98, 037201 (2007).
  • J. T. Peltonen, A. V. Timofeev, M. Meschke, and J. P. Pekola
    Detecting Current Noise with a Josephson Junction in the Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling Regime,
    cond-mat/0611593, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 146, 135 (2007).
  • J. Zou, I. Sosnin, P. Virtanen, M. Meschke, V. T. Petrashov, and T. T. Heikkilä
    Influence of Supercurrents on Low-Temperature Thermopower in Mesoscopic N/S Structures,
    cond-mat/0609309, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 146, 193 (2007).
  • A.O. Niskanen, Y. Nakamura, and J.P. Pekola
    Information entropic superconducting microcooler,
    Physical Review B 76, 174523 (2007).
  • A.M. Savin, M. Meschke, J.P. Pekola, Yu.A. Pashkin, T.F. Li, H. Im, and J.S. Tsai
    Parity effect in Al and Nb single electron transistors in a tunable environment,
    arXiv:0707.0732, Applied Physics Letters 91, 063512 (2007).
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    2006

  • M. Meschke, W. Guichard, and J.P. Pekola
    Single-mode heat conduction by photons,
    cond-mat/0605678, Nature 444, 187 (2006).
  • S. Intiso, J. Pekola, A. Savin, Y. Devyatov, and A. Kidiyarova-Shevchenko
    Rapid single-flux-quantum circuits for low noise mK operation,
    Superconductor Science and Technology 19, 335 (2006).
  • A.M. Savin, J.T. Flyktman, F. Giazotto, and J.P. Pekola
    Electron cooling and control of Josephson current at sub-Kelvin temperatures,
    Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 19, 11 (2006).
  • A.M. Savin, J.P. Pekola, T. Holmqvist, J. Hassel, L. Grönberg, P. Helistö, and A. Kidiyarova-Shevchenko
    High-resolution superconducting single-flux quantum comparator for sub-Kelvin temperatures,
    cond-mat/0606761, Applied Physics Letters 99, 133505 (2006).
  • J. Salo, F.W.J. Hekking, and J.P. Pekola
    Frequency-dependent current correlation functions from scattering theory,
    cond-mat/0605678, Physical Review B 74, 125427 (2006).
  • V. Pietilä, M. Möttönen, T. Isoshima, J.A.M. Huhtamäki, and S.M.M. Virtanen
    Stability and dynamics of vortex clusters in nonrotated Bose-Einstein condensates,
    cond-mat/0609313, Physical Review A 74, 023603 (2006).
  • J. A.M. Huhtamäki, M. Möttönen,1, T. Isoshima, V. Pietilä, and S.M.M. Virtanen
    Splitting Times of Doubly Quantized Vortices in Dilute Bose-Einstein Condensates,
    quant-ph/0605125, Physical Review Letters 97, 110406 (2006).
  • Francesco Giazotto, Tero T. Heikkilä, Arttu Luukanen, Alexander M. Savin, and Jukka P. Pekola
    Opportunities for mesoscopics in thermometry and refrigeration: Physics and applications,
    cond-mat/0508093, Reviews of Modern Physics 78, 217 (2006).
  • F.W.J. Hekking and J.P. Pekola
    Finite frequency quantum noise in an interacting mesoscopic conductor,
    cond-mat/0508450, Physical Review Letters 96, 056603 (2006).
  • Mikio Nakahara, Juha J. Vartiainen, Yasushi Kondo, Shogo Tanimura, Kazuya Hata
    Reducing execution time of quantum algorithms by additional permutation gates,
    quant-ph/0411153, Physics Letters A 350, 27 (2006).
  • A.M. Savin, J.P. Pekola, D.V. Averin, and V.K. Semenov
    Thermal budget of superconducting digital circuits at subkelvin temperatures,
    cond-mat/0509318, Journal of Applied Physics 99, 084501 (2006).
  • V. Brosco, R. Fazio, F.W.J. Hekking, and J.P. Pekola
    Model of qubits as devices to detect the third moment of current fluctuations,
    cond-mat/0603844, Physical Review B 74, 024524 (2006).
  • M. Möttönen, J.P. Pekola, J.J. Vartiainen, V. Brosco, and F.W.J. Hekking
    Measurement scheme of the Berry phase in superconducting circuits,
    cond-mat/0604198, Physical Review B 73, 214523 (2006).
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    2005

  • Juha Vartiainen
    Kvanttilaskentaa suprajohteilla,
    Tietoyhteys 3, 16 (2005).
  • Jukka Pekola
    Low-temperature physics: Tunnelling into the chill,
    Nature 435, 889 (2005).
  • M. Prunnila, P. Kivinen, A. Savin, P. Törmä, and J. Ahopelto
    Intervalley-Scattering-Induced Electron-Phonon Energy Relaxation in Many-Valley Semiconductors at Low Temperatures,
    cond-mat/0506045, Physical Review Letters 95, 206602 (2005).
  • J.P. Pekola, T.E. Nieminen, M. Meschke, J.M. Kivioja, A.O. Niskanen, and J.J. Vartiainen
    Shot-noise-driven escape in hysteretic Josephson junctions,
    cond-mat/0502446, Physical Review Letters 95, 197004 (2005).
  • J.M. Kivioja,T.E. Nieminen, J. Claudon, O. Buisson, F.W.J. Hekking, and J.P. Pekola
    Observation of transition from escape dynamics to underdamped phase diffusion in a Josephson junction,
    cond-mat/0501383, Physical Review Letters 94, 247002 (2005).
  • F. Giazotto and J.P. Pekola
    Josephson tunnel junction controlled by quasiparticle injection,
    cond-mat/0405511, Journal of Applied Physics 97, 023908 (2005).
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    2004

  • A.O. Niskanen, J.M. Kivioja, H. Seppä, and J.P. Pekola
    Evidence of Cooper pair pumping with combined flux and voltage control,
    cond-mat/0410758, Physical Review B 71, 012513 (2004).
  • J.P. Pekola
    Josephson Junction as a Detector of Poissonian Charge Injection,
    cond-mat/0403673, Physical Review Letters 93, 206601 (2004).
  • F. Giazotto, T.T. Heikkilä, F. Taddei, J. Pekola, and F. Beltram
    Tailoring Josephson Coupling through superconductivity-induced nonequilibrium,
    cond-mat/0311384, Physical Review Letters 92, 137001 (2004).
  • J.P. Pekola, T.T. Heikkilä, A.M. Savin, J.T. Flyktman, F. Giazotto, and F.W.J. Hekking
    Limitations in cooling electrons using normal-metal-superconductor tunnel junctions,
    cond-mat/0312401, Physical Review Letters 92, 056804 (2004).
  • J. Pekola, R. Schoelkopf, and J. Ullom
    Cryogenics on a chip,
    Physics Today 57, 41 (2004).
  • T. Kuhn, D. V. Anghel, J. P. Pekola, M. Manninen, and Y.M. Galperin
    Heat transport in ultra-thin dielectric membranes and bridges,
    cond-mat/0404676, Physical Review B 70, 125425 (2004).
  • F. Giazotto, T. T. Heikkilä, F. Taddei, R. Fazio, J.P. Pekola, F. Beltram
    Mesoscopic supercurrent transistor controlled by nonequilibrium cooling,
    cond-mat/0404383, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 136, 435 (2004).
  • A.M. Savin, J.P. Pekola, J.T. Flyktman, A. Anthore, and F. Giazotto
    Cold electron Josephson transistor,
    cond-mat/0403732, Applied Physics Letters 84, 4179 (2004).
  • A. Savin, J. Pekola, M. Prunnila, J. Ahopelto, and P. Kivinen
    Electronic cooling and hot electron effects in heavily doped silicon-on-insulator film,
    Physica Scripta T114, 57 (2004).
  • P. Kivinen, M. Prunnila, A. Savin, P.Törmä, J. Pekola, and J. Ahopelto
    Electron-phonon heat transport in degenerate Si at low temperatures,
    Physica Status Solidi (c) 1, 2848 (2004).
  • J. Toppari, J. Kivioja, J. Pekola, and M.T. Savolainen
    Turnstile behaviour of the Cooper pair pump,
    Journal of Low Temperature Physics 136, 57 (2004).
  • J. Pekola
    Trends in thermometry,
    Journal of Low Temperature Physics 135, 723 (2004).
  • M. Meschke, J. Pekola, F. Gay, R. Rapp, and H. Godfrin
    Electron thermalization in metallic islands probed by Coulomb blockade thermometry,
    Journal of Low Temperature Physics 134, 1119 (2004).
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    Group Meetings

    Where? Grünberg, Micronova
    When? Every Monday @9am
    Each time we have an informal talk.

    Next meeting: Mon, May 27, 9am
    Next speaker: Ville

    See full schedule here.

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    O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory
    Aalto University School of Science

    Visiting address:
    Micronova, Tietotie 3, Espoo, Finland
    Postal address:
    P.O. Box 13500, FIN-00076 AALTO, Finland

    Fax: +358-9-470 25008

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