Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Energy-level quantization and single-photon control of phase slips in YBa2Cu3O7–x nanowires

  • M. Lyatti,
  • M. A. Wolff,
  • I. Gundareva,
  • M. Kruth,
  • S. Ferrari,
  • R. E. Dunin-Borkowski,
  • C. Schuck

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14548-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Superconducting nanowires with quantum phase slips are promising candidates for future quantum technologies. Here, Lyatti et al. report evidence for energy-level quantization and single photon control of phase slips in ultra-thin YBa2Cu3O7-x nanowires, promising for quantum sensing and computing.