Reviews of Modern Physics, volume 78, issue 1, pages 217-274

Opportunities for mesoscopics in thermometry and refrigeration: Physics and applications

F. Giazotto 1
Tero Heikkilä 2
Arttu Luukanen 3
Alexander M. Savin 4
J.P. Pekola 4
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2006-03-17
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ISSN00346861, 15390756
General Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
This review presents an overview of the thermal properties of mesoscopic structures. The discussion is based on the concept of electron energy distribution, and, in particular, on controlling and probing it. The temperature of an electron gas is determined by this distribution: refrigeration is equivalent to narrowing it, and thermometry is probing its convolution with a function characterizing the measuring device. Temperature exists, strictly speaking, only in quasiequilibrium in which the distribution follows the Fermi-Dirac form. Interesting nonequilibrium deviations can occur due to slow relaxation rates of the electrons, e.g., among themselves or with lattice phonons. Observation and applications of nonequilibrium phenomena are also discussed. The focus in this paper is at low temperatures, primarily below 4 K, where physical phenomena on mesoscopic scales and hybrid combinations of various types of materials, e.g., superconductors, normal metals, insulators, and doped semiconductors, open up a rich variety of device concepts. This review starts with an introduction to theoretical concepts and experimental results on thermal properties of mesoscopic structures. Then thermometry and refrigeration are examined with an emphasis on experiments. An immediate application of solid-state refrigeration and thermometry is in ultrasensitive radiation detection, which is discussed in depth. This review concludes with a summary of pertinent fabrication methods of presented devices.

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Giazotto F., Heikkilä T., Luukanen A., Savin A. M., Pekola J. Opportunities for mesoscopics in thermometry and refrigeration: Physics and applications // Reviews of Modern Physics. 2006. Vol. 78. No. 1. pp. 217-274.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1103/RevModPhys.78.217
UR - https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.78.217
TI - Opportunities for mesoscopics in thermometry and refrigeration: Physics and applications
T2 - Reviews of Modern Physics
AU - Giazotto, F.
AU - Heikkilä, Tero
AU - Luukanen, Arttu
AU - Savin, Alexander M.
AU - Pekola, J.P.
PY - 2006
DA - 2006/03/17
PB - American Physical Society (APS)
SP - 217-274
IS - 1
VL - 78
SN - 0034-6861
SN - 1539-0756
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@article{2006_Giazotto,
author = {F. Giazotto and Tero Heikkilä and Arttu Luukanen and Alexander M. Savin and J.P. Pekola},
title = {Opportunities for mesoscopics in thermometry and refrigeration: Physics and applications},
journal = {Reviews of Modern Physics},
year = {2006},
volume = {78},
publisher = {American Physical Society (APS)},
month = {mar},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.78.217},
number = {1},
pages = {217--274},
doi = {10.1103/RevModPhys.78.217}
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Giazotto, F., et al. “Opportunities for mesoscopics in thermometry and refrigeration: Physics and applications.” Reviews of Modern Physics, vol. 78, no. 1, Mar. 2006, pp. 217-274. https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.78.217.
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