Abstract
This review describes unique thermal properties of
mesoscopic structures with sizes between atomic and
macroscopic scales, and how they can be applied to
thermometry, refrigeration, and thermal detection. The
emphasis is on low temperatures where physical phenomena
on mesoscopic length scales in conjunction with hybrid
combinations of superconductors, insulators, normal
metals, and doped semiconductors create opportunities for
a rich variety of novel device concepts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 217-274 |
| Journal | Reviews of Modern Physics |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- thermometers
- refrigeration
- mesoscopic systems
- electron gas
- relaxation
- electron-phonon interactions
- superconducting devices
- metals
- insulators
- semiconductors
- thermal properties